Microsoft employee: "My task is to destroy IE6"
Outdated browser IE6 is the default browser in Windows XP, and due to the slow upgrade of old computers, it remains the second most popular browser outside of Russia ( 17.58% in April). The situation is very unpleasant, and the problem was realized even by Microsoft.
The head of the Internet Explorer business unit, Ryan Gavin, in an interview with PC Pro said that management had set him the task of reducing IE6’s share to zero. Make it will be quite difficult. Gavin has been instructed to provide all necessary assistance to corporate clients in translating corporate web applications to more modern versions of the browser, as well as to activate marketing to promote the benefits of IE8 security. For example, a recent Australian division of Microsoft advertising campaign: using IE6 is the same as drinking milk nine years ago.
Despite this activity, Microsoft is not going to port Internet Explorer 9 under Windows XP, so users of this OS will remain without the latest browser version. Ryan Gavin also called it "unacceptable" giving up support for IE6 to encourage users to upgrade.
The head of the Internet Explorer business unit, Ryan Gavin, in an interview with PC Pro said that management had set him the task of reducing IE6’s share to zero. Make it will be quite difficult. Gavin has been instructed to provide all necessary assistance to corporate clients in translating corporate web applications to more modern versions of the browser, as well as to activate marketing to promote the benefits of IE8 security. For example, a recent Australian division of Microsoft advertising campaign: using IE6 is the same as drinking milk nine years ago.
Despite this activity, Microsoft is not going to port Internet Explorer 9 under Windows XP, so users of this OS will remain without the latest browser version. Ryan Gavin also called it "unacceptable" giving up support for IE6 to encourage users to upgrade.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/94769/
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