[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #163: Requiem for IE6

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #163: Requiem for IE6
*February 3, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.///

As we all know, IE6 is on the way out.  Even Microsoft has joined the 
anti-IE6 campaign, saying that while it can't force users to abandon the 
browser, IE6 will only be supported until April 2014.  It's getting more 
and more difficult to create web pages that will accommodate it, there 
are security issues, and it's certainly no longer standards compliant.

    * Google to send Internet Explorer 6 users packing come March
      <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/01/google-to-send-internet-explorer-6-users-packing-come-march.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
    * Can Google Kill Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6?
      <http://searchengineland.com/can-google-kill-microsofts-internet-explorer-6-34851?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+searchengineland+%28Search+Engine+Land%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>
    * IE8, Chrome have most momentum in browser wars
      <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/ie8-chrome-have-most-momentum-in-browser-wars.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
    * Internet Explorer 8 Takes the Top Spot... Or Does It?
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/internet_explorer_8_takes_the_top_spotor_does_it.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>

Please don't wait till April 2014!  Switch to a new browser as soon as 
possible.

*/Cool fact:/*
There is a petition 
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150880/Petition_urges_British_government_to_dump_IE6?taxonomyId=69> 
urging the British government to dump IE6.

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Bobbi Galvin
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