We never thought we’d be typing this in our lifetimes, but it looks like everyone’s finally serious about killing off Internet Explorer 6. YouTube should be pulling the plug on IE6 support about now.

They’re giving IE6 a very nice funeral. Many web developers, who have had over eight years of torture trying to design for the thing, will probably say “nicer than it deserves.”

Also, we have one site campaigning to bring IE6 down and another one begging to save IE6. What do you want to bet, they’re both run by the same outfit?

The problem is, how to convince the last diehard users to upgrade? Only 6% of web traffic is IE6. As we have seen, large companies with vast stretches of cubicle maze are often the most conservative computer users around. They plug in a Windows box, and as long as it still lights up, they aren’t upgrading. Scripts like this one are the best we can do to help it along. Some IT workers have posted to forums lately asking how they can explain to their manager that they have to upgrade.

How about this? “You want look at keyboard TV. But keyboard TV no work. Why no work? Got to make new magic. Old magic too old. New magic make keyboard TV work again. Old magic all use up. Use clicky blob thing to hit this blue word. Blue word make new magic.”

Too long?

Peter Brittain

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