Google Apps drops support for IE6

The thing is users ie - "enterprise and government bodies" - block or do let there staff etc to use these services - here in the NHS they some times block even the MS websites! - it will not until like some one like the BBC or some one bigger to stop support IE6 before this crapware will die

Mark

By mprltd on 2 Feb 2010

Unfortunately, that is so true Mark.

I'm a web developer, and I just have a painful day most of the time. I hate IE6 with a vengence, even IE7 can be painful.

Dare I say that I'm actually mostly comfortable with IE8, in terms of rendering pages correctly.

There have been many campaigns to dump IE6, but the truth of the problem is that the big corporates are the problem , mainly because some have internal systems that rely on IE6, upgrading breaks these systems.

It's convincing corporations to invest in correct technology, which of course involves costs and probably considerable amounts too.

As you say, if large corporations like the BBC dropped support for IE6, mostly at the same time, it would solve most of the problems.

But the reality, is that this problem is here to stay for a while yet.

By treadmill on 2 Feb 2010

IE6 and

There is no reason why big companies and corporations cannot upgrade to different browsers, why not run IE6 and Firefox together, IE6 for your internal apps and firefox for web browsing.
Stop relying on microsoft browsers, they ain't that good.

By Barff1706 on 2 Feb 2010

In the NHS hell will frezze over before they use anything other than MS there deluded thinking is they have a big company to sue and less likly to go bust if anything goes wrong becasue of an update or a new program. Plus they say loading FF onto the NHS the ICT team will not know what they are doing and it might stop things working some where else

Hence why a lot of places are stuck with IE6 and XP and it never change

Mark

By mprltd on 2 Feb 2010

@Mark

See the thing is FF is not always as corporate friendly as IE is, e.g. can't be locked down / configured as much/easily which is one of the main reasons businesses are reluctant to take that step.

Also "Plus they say loading FF onto the NHS the ICT team will not know what they are doing" should not be a valid argument by any proper IT Dept!

However "and it might stop things working some where else" is actually a valid argument but it will depend on what existing systems are in place and what way they have been designed. Sole use of FF may well mean some web based software won't work and unfortunately upgrading this software is not an necessarily an easy nor cheap task, especially given the govts/nhs IT systems track record of hiring the wrong contractors who under deliver and run way over budget and timescale.

By koshthetrekkie on 2 Feb 2010