I too have also been "Locked" into "IE 6 or higher" for some COTS solutions that are implemented within government projects. Often find myself using FF as the main browser/developement tool and IE for the only component that requires it. It seems tolerable mostly because I have no choice.
One issue for me is content delivery, especially within Gov sectors. They seem very reluctant to Keep or Sweep and cut back on information they are populating their sites with.
@natalia: great answer!
worst than IE6 is the people who use it by ignorance. People should know better. Using a computer is like reading and writing, everyone should know it.
Closed-Source data like Adobe Flash (not supported on my cell phone), Skype (not exactly web, but a problem), DRM in general (why watch a Video to download a song? It's stupid!) and... IE6.
Slow technology adoption. It's absolutely fantastic, that Gecko and Webkit support HTML 5 and CSS 3, but it will be years before we can rely on those on our websites.
IE6 + the amount of functional illiterated people with Internet access
Luis Carlos - 15 years ago
IE6
Bob Taylor - 15 years ago
Good points Greg! If you are correct in your suspicion that most of the IE6 answer/comments in this poll are the work of one or two people, then the truth is a tad more scary than I had thought.
In light of this suspicion and your obvious knowledge of how our DOD is currently approaching at least a few internet usage security issues, I agree that IE6 (and/or non-open browser architectures) should be maybe 5th on the list. Technical education of consumers and IT Prof'ls. tops my list, with security, identity transparency, and spam being ahead of MSFT's lingering, proprietary browser issues.
Though, I suspect that most of the comments made so far are the work of one or two people, I will agree that ie6 hanging around is the biggest bane in most work that I do. It holds back everything when the customer demands that all features must work in all browsers, which is frequently the case.
I must attribute its extended lifespan to undereducated IT professionals and badly coded intranet websites.
I had an IT guy working on a government location tell me that Firefox was not allowed on their networks because open source was "insecure", and ie6 was the only approved browser. This was a location-wide decision.
Working for the same company, contractors for competing companies LAUGHED at me on DOD conference calls when I suggested they code their web applications cross-browser in order to be future proof, rather than coding it with loads of craptive-x objects, where it only worked on IE6. (Yes, I know some craptive-x objects still work in IE7+, but many do not.) Guess who's applications worked when DOD sites started upgrading to IE7, and who's work did not?
At the very least, companies with old intranet applications should allow Firefox, Chrome, or Opera to be the default browsers and deny all internet access to IE6 except to intranet applications. This would be a solution that allowed the use of their poorly written software along side a more secure internet browser, in addition to giving them the ability to work on and deploy more robust web applications.
IE6
IE6 and laziness of users...
IE6 and Spam - Wait aren't they the same thing?
IE6
IE and Spam
I meant to add IE 7 as well. Oh, and I think too many ppl use wordpress... I'm tired of always seeing "themed-looking" sites.
IE 6
Web standards, scamming, online fraud, data privacy oh....... and IE 6!
IE6
people,who answers "ie6" in comments
IE6?
IE6.
Data should be more transportable...
It should be possible to move from one WebApp to another easily and without manuel copying.
Really, thi most important problem is IE6! Please IE6, die!!!!!
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Firefox.
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
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IE
IE 6
I too have also been "Locked" into "IE 6 or higher" for some COTS solutions that are implemented within government projects. Often find myself using FF as the main browser/developement tool and IE for the only component that requires it. It seems tolerable mostly because I have no choice.
One issue for me is content delivery, especially within Gov sectors. They seem very reluctant to Keep or Sweep and cut back on information they are populating their sites with.
IE, tbh. /original
IE6
@natalia: great answer!
worst than IE6 is the people who use it by ignorance. People should know better. Using a computer is like reading and writing, everyone should know it.
IE6
IE
Closed-Source data like Adobe Flash (not supported on my cell phone), Skype (not exactly web, but a problem), DRM in general (why watch a Video to download a song? It's stupid!) and... IE6.
IE6 :|
Slow technology adoption. It's absolutely fantastic, that Gecko and Webkit support HTML 5 and CSS 3, but it will be years before we can rely on those on our websites.
IE6, definitely
IE6
Lack of web standards. Why do we have to write code for each browser? Isn't that the reason of existence of the web standards?
IE6
IE6
Spamming is everywhere, it kinda freaks me out :S
For all you lametards who said IE6, stop feeding a meme and learn to (a) code properly and (b) think for yourselves.
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IE6
Mootools. I mean, IE6.
IE 6 for sure
since IE5
IE6
IE6.
I am suprised old browsers is not one of the options for the poll.
Web developers who SUPPORT IE6:
http://kneedeepincode.com/topics/ie6-is-your-fault/
IE6
I agree with the rest! IE6!
IE6
IE 6
IE6
IE6 + the amount of functional illiterated people with Internet access
IE6
Good points Greg! If you are correct in your suspicion that most of the IE6 answer/comments in this poll are the work of one or two people, then the truth is a tad more scary than I had thought.
In light of this suspicion and your obvious knowledge of how our DOD is currently approaching at least a few internet usage security issues, I agree that IE6 (and/or non-open browser architectures) should be maybe 5th on the list. Technical education of consumers and IT Prof'ls. tops my list, with security, identity transparency, and spam being ahead of MSFT's lingering, proprietary browser issues.
ie6
IE6
My pr0n pics... and IE6.
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IE6
As above, IE6
IE6
Before I even clicked on the poll's link I had my answer.
Then...I saw the comments.
I was going to say the lack of a HTML5 and CSS3 support, not to mention the inability of the W3C working groups to choose a video codec...
But I'm going to have to agree scourge IE6, may it die a quick death.
IE6 for sure !
Chris Crocker. Oh, and IE6.
I swear I put hard returns in the above comment... little help mods?
Microsoft!
Though, I suspect that most of the comments made so far are the work of one or two people, I will agree that ie6 hanging around is the biggest bane in most work that I do. It holds back everything when the customer demands that all features must work in all browsers, which is frequently the case.
I must attribute its extended lifespan to undereducated IT professionals and badly coded intranet websites.
I had an IT guy working on a government location tell me that Firefox was not allowed on their networks because open source was "insecure", and ie6 was the only approved browser. This was a location-wide decision.
Working for the same company, contractors for competing companies LAUGHED at me on DOD conference calls when I suggested they code their web applications cross-browser in order to be future proof, rather than coding it with loads of craptive-x objects, where it only worked on IE6. (Yes, I know some craptive-x objects still work in IE7+, but many do not.) Guess who's applications worked when DOD sites started upgrading to IE7, and who's work did not?
At the very least, companies with old intranet applications should allow Firefox, Chrome, or Opera to be the default browsers and deny all internet access to IE6 except to intranet applications. This would be a solution that allowed the use of their poorly written software along side a more secure internet browser, in addition to giving them the ability to work on and deploy more robust web applications.
IE6
IE6
IE6!
IE 6.
IE6
IE6
MS - IE and their stupid approach to web standards AND of course IE6!
I'm going to be original and say IE6.. but also IE7 and why not 8 too :D
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IE6
IE6
Was going to say security, spam and identity transparency, but apparently it is the fact that consumers are still using IE6 to browse :-)
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IE
IE6. Do'h!
Microsoft, IE, Having to code for 4+ Browsers, no requirement to conform to x standard when making a website.
The amount of amature retards who cause more problems than they solve, retarded *directories* spamming google organic listings.
IE6 (ftw)
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IE6
Microsoft
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