There have been a range of stories in the press recently announcing the 'death' of Microsoft's much derided browser, Internet Explorer 6. Like all web professionals we are very happy to see the back of this browser. The browser is now 10 years old, and not compatible with most modern website development techniques. The main problem with IE6 was not that it was based on old technology, it is old technology so this can be forgiven. The problem was that many companies, particularly in the public sector got stuck on this version of the browser and as the web raced ahead it became more and more painful for them to upgrade. The retiring of Windows XP (the last operating system to support IE6) and related announcements from Microsoft that all support for IE6 would end shortly after have at last forced organisations to upgrade their software. Microsoft have also made another very welcome announcement in recent weeks. Their latest browser IE9 will now automatically update without asking users. This brings Microsoft in line with other browser vendors such as Google (Chrome) and Mozilla (Firefox) which automatically patch when the browser starts up. Chrome often release several updates a day for their browser and these are all applied silently. In this age of internet security risks it is vital to ensure your browser is at the cutting edge. Anything less is putting your valuable personal information at risk, as well as reducing the quality of your web browsing experience. |
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