January 30th, 2010 at 15:49
Posted by Marc
Filed under: Internet | Tags: Google, Google Docs, IE6, Internet Explorer
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Google wants rid of IE6 - who doesn't?
Frankly, IE6 is awful. It’s a poor attempt at a Web Browser that doesn’t support any of the new standards – poor CSS2, no CSS3, Poor HTML4, No HTML5, and awful rendering and stupid rules. Internet Explorer is bad enough, but IE6 is the worst of the lot – and tons of people still use it.
However, stuff like this may be about to change. Google have made a decision that from March 1st, most of their applications will drop IE6 support and stop working for it – in an effort to literally force the web to evolve. Along the list of applications to kill in March are Google Docs and Google Sites, as well as some search engine features.
Later this year support will also be phased out for GMail and Google Calendar, a move which could really twist the knife in Internet Explorer’s back.
It’s a smart move for the web supergiant, as they begin to attempt to modernize their efforts and push away from the ‘old web’ onto new standards, such as the much-desired HTML5, which they’ve added support for on YouTube, another one of their services.
But really, if you’re viewing my site with IE6, stop immediately. This is not a joke.
