IE6 On Deathbed. Doctor Advices To "Pull The Plug"
After two years of vehemently lingering in the waiting room and without any updates from a surgical services liaison; Dr. Google finally came out of the operating room. As he approached removing his blood stained rubber gloves, we could sense a deep grief. The distraught doctor passed the bad news. He strongly advices to pull the plug of patient known as IE6.
Here's a transcribe of the event that conspired.
As posted on Google blog by Rajen Sheth, Google Apps Senior Product Manager
Modern browsers for modern applications
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM
The web has evolved in the last ten years, from simple text pages to rich, interactive applications including video and voice. Unfortunately, very old browsers cannot run many of these new features effectively. So to help ensure your business can use the latest, most advanced web apps, we encourage you to update your browsers as soon as possible. There are many choices: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+ Mozilla Firefox 3.0+ Google Chrome 4.0+ Safari 3.0+ Many other companies have already stopped supporting older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. We’re also going to begin phasing out our support, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites. As a result you may find that from March 1 key functionality within these products -- as well as new Docs and Sites features -- won’t work properly in older browsers. 2010 is going to be a great year for Google Apps and we want to ensure that everyone can make the most of what we are developing. Please take the time to switch your organization to the most up-to-date browsers available.
