Internet Explorer 6 was one of the most costly mistakes that Microsoft ever made. I say “costly” because making web sites look right in IE6 and in other browsers has cost virtually everybody who owns a web site significant money because IE6 works so differently than all other browsers. Internet Explorer 6 even works differently than Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8!
In today’s economy, even more so than has previously been true, it is critical to focus your web site development dollars in areas which make a positive difference for your customers and clients. Rather than spending money making your site look “right” in IE6, it simply makes good sense to encourage people to replace IE6.
We have inserted code into our own web sites which displays a warning like the green box you see here to anyone using IE6. We are also beginning to insert this code into our clients’ sites because, 2 1/2 years after IE7 was released, it is time to move past IE6.
Sample Internet Explorer 6 warning message
Feel free to snag the code off of this page and use it on your own site or ask us to install it for you.
