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I guess more and more users are becoming aware of the fact they actually have a choice in browser and start looking for something better than IE.
I wonder what % IE would have if:
- it didn't came preinstalled with every Windows
- companies would finally allow the use of other browsers (at my company, the use of Firefox is forbidden for 'security' reasons: a third-party security app only works with IE)
What really matters to me, as a web developer, is the reduction in IE6 usage since it's the oldest browser, as well as being extremely non-compliant, and it's still in wide use.
Because IE8 is included with Windows 7 I am glad that it's getting positive reviews with users switching from Windows XP to Windows 7.
While a majority of IE6 users are "locked down" due to a work environment policy it's slowly being chipped away. According to NetApplications IE6 dropped from 27.21% last month to 25.25% this month.
Peace
Originally posted by Pop_Smith:Tell me about it. That's exactly what we're stuck with at work: IE6 ... such an outdated and non-compliant browser yet after repeated requests from both me and many coworkers, our IT deparment seems unwilling to switch to a newer version of the browser, let alone to another browser like Firefox.
What really matters to me, as a web developer, is the reduction in IE6 usage since it's the oldest browser, as well as being extremely non-compliant, and it's still in wide use.
Because IE8 is included with Windows 7 I am glad that it's getting positive reviews with users switching from Windows XP to Windows 7.
While a majority of IE6 users are "locked down" due to a work environment policy it's slowly being chipped away. According to NetApplications IE6 dropped from 27.21% last month to 25.25% this month.
Peace
The sad fact is that i feel that although gains may be made on Internet Explorer it will never be over taken by chrome or Firefox or any other browser because most average users stay with what they have and do not bother changing.
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