Comments on: The Internet Explorer 6 Debate http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/2009/12/18/the-internet-explorer-6-debate/ Creative web and design consultants in Chichester, Bournemouth and London Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Neil http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/2009/12/18/the-internet-explorer-6-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Neil Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:53:03 +0000 http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/?p=652#comment-106 @mark - 22% is slightly concerning and thanks for the browser market share recommendations @ian - like your statement of browser compatibility, thanks for sharing! @mark – 22% is slightly concerning and thanks for the browser market share recommendations

@ian – like your statement of browser compatibility, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Mark Perkins http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/2009/12/18/the-internet-explorer-6-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Mark Perkins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:47:19 +0000 http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/?p=652#comment-104 Just a minor point - those W3 Schools browser stats are for their own website and as such are not representative of the market share of browsers as a whole (that site is focussed around web dev and the people that visit it are much more likely to be on a better browser, so the results are pretty skewed). A much better overall view comes from net applications: Browser market share: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0 Browser version market share: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=130&qpct=3&qpmr=5 Which pegs IE 6 at 22 percent(ish) currently, nearly a quarter of general web traffic still. Ouch. Just a minor point – those W3 Schools browser stats are for their own website and as such are not representative of the market share of browsers as a whole (that site is focussed around web dev and the people that visit it are much more likely to be on a better browser, so the results are pretty skewed).

A much better overall view comes from net applications:

Browser market share: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0
Browser version market share: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=130&qpct=3&qpmr=5

Which pegs IE 6 at 22 percent(ish) currently, nearly a quarter of general web traffic still. Ouch.

]]> By: Ian http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/2009/12/18/the-internet-explorer-6-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Ian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:37:58 +0000 http://blog.strawberrysoup.co.uk/?p=652#comment-103 Ongoing Vista / Windows 7 should further help matters, as IE6 is simply a no-go there.. The get-out I used on the most recent spec. document I wrote was something along the lines of: The site will be tested for compatibility with the majority of current browsers, including Firefox 2.x -3.5, Safari 2.x – 4.x, Google Chrome, Opera 10, Internet Explorer 7 – 8. No guarantee of visual consistency can be made on legacy browsers older than 5 years. .. which I think is fair enough. If customers have an issue with that, I usually engage in a discussion as to what point they would consider it unrealistic to continue offering support for their own products. When put in that context, IE6 is often given the heave-ho.. Ongoing Vista / Windows 7 should further help matters, as IE6 is simply a no-go there..

The get-out I used on the most recent spec. document I wrote was something along the lines of:

The site will be tested for compatibility with the majority of current browsers, including Firefox 2.x -3.5, Safari 2.x – 4.x, Google Chrome, Opera 10, Internet Explorer 7 – 8. No guarantee of visual consistency can be made on legacy browsers older than 5 years.

.. which I think is fair enough. If customers have an issue with that, I usually engage in a discussion as to what point they would consider it unrealistic to continue offering support for their own products. When put in that context, IE6 is often given the heave-ho..

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