Although Microsoft promised some years ago to safeguard and care for all holes, breaches, vulnerabilities and other such "accidents" (often, in fact)* but by Web-browser up-to-soon-the-more-popular - Internet Explorer 6 (It took several months to June IE8)* by April 2014 (If you count on the fingers of one hand will remain a free finger ...)*Because decision (dn justified every way - who the hell uses IE6? Of here shows that far too many ...)* some companies highly significant (Anyone heard Google??? What - God forgive me - is that also?)* and online communities relatively smallOwned by the respective companies insignificant (YouTube - Namesake with a neighbor of mine colored, the intersection ...)* to announce the cessation of support for IE6, it ended its obstacle earlier this week, more precisely on March 1, 2010 (oh! spring has come! do you want a martisor? DANG !!! Die me! - Happy birthday!)*, Following the death become official in about 4 years.
Internet Explorer 6 died on March 1, 2010, in Mountain View, Calif., after a family rival removed him from life support. The simultaneously beloved and detested Web browser was nearly 8.5 years old. [Blog.seattlepi.com]
Some fans of the old man of the homeland 8.5 years (And cats live longer ...)* were thought to give it one farewell party (otherwise why would you celebrate someone's death in a bar - and give prizes ??)* - Called funeral the eyes of the world - making a call to IE6 users send flowers in chip condolence. What actually happened:
Thanks for the good times IE6, see you all @ MIX When we show a little piece of IE Heaven.
The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft
(It was confirmed the same day that the flowers were indeed sent by Microsoft)*.
For those interested in a website has been launched - by telling himself domain name IE6funeral.com - Where fans from around the world can express their sincere regret (hence excludes those who had to work extra for a website, an application, a script and so on to be compatible with the deceased)* + Rest.
However, IE6 will be kept hooked up to official date and currently still is (more objective reasons)* the-second-one-more-popular web browser in the world.
Note:
- Despite the split we really recommend you to give up our visitors use IE6 (try ViolaWWW or Mosaic if you like antiques)
- Asterix's tail offers no explanatory parentheses. Its function is purely decorative.
