July 22, 2008 at 10:07Why I am against Internet Explorer 6
Since the beginning of the popularization of semantic typesetting (and maybe even earlier), resentment of layout designers with IE 6 has become increasingly evident. IE 6 simply does not meet modern w3c standards, which prevents beautiful, well-written code from being compiled, forcing IE 6 to constantly make corrections (sometimes very significant amendments).
Personally, I do not complain about the browser because of its inconsistencies with modern layout standards. Firstly, I understand that at one time this browser did a lot for the development of the Internet. Secondly, as a professional in my field, I know the problems of IE 6 and can get around them. However, I can also complain that the imperfection of IE 6 does not allow to use the full power of technology and to do my job even faster and better.
Why am I paying so much attention to IE 6? Because so far a huge number of Internet users see sites through IE 6.
Why do users need to update their browsers?
If you think about it, users are not interested in the layout problems, they don’t give a damn about the cost of website development, which depends on the time taken to finalize the layout for display in IE 6. Users are not even interested in having to download extra kilobytes of patches for IE 6.
But there is one very an important point that users should definitely think about. This is security.
It is probably no secret that the Internet is home to a huge number of viruses and trojans. And, of course, most of them are written for the most popular browser, that is, IE 6. Try to see the results of issuing Yandex and Googlefor the IE6 security hole. You will see more than 40,000 pages pointing to various browser security holes. Surely you yourself have come under attack by viruses. For example, your start page and “favorites” could change, shortcuts to sites on your desktop might appear (and these are only the attacks you see). Also, your computer could become a member of the botnet network and conduct ddos attacks on various sites. Well, in the worst case, the attackers could steal your passwords and use both your account to access the Internet, and your electronic money, profiles on various sites or e-mail.
Of course, Microsoft is aware of the imperfection of the browser and used to constantly release updates for IE 6, making it more stable and secure.
However, there are 2 reasons to think:
Keep in mind that if you use browsers with the IE 6 engine (such as MyIE, Maxthon), you are also vulnerable to a virus attack, since they do not protect against IE6 browser security holes, providing only a more convenient for user interface.
And finally, I want to present a graph of the shares of browsers under which users go to our blog (liveinternet). This graph clearly shows a downward trend in IE 6.
Cross-post from my corporate blog thread
Personally, I do not complain about the browser because of its inconsistencies with modern layout standards. Firstly, I understand that at one time this browser did a lot for the development of the Internet. Secondly, as a professional in my field, I know the problems of IE 6 and can get around them. However, I can also complain that the imperfection of IE 6 does not allow to use the full power of technology and to do my job even faster and better.
Why am I paying so much attention to IE 6? Because so far a huge number of Internet users see sites through IE 6.
Why do users need to update their browsers?
If you think about it, users are not interested in the layout problems, they don’t give a damn about the cost of website development, which depends on the time taken to finalize the layout for display in IE 6. Users are not even interested in having to download extra kilobytes of patches for IE 6.
But there is one very an important point that users should definitely think about. This is security.
It is probably no secret that the Internet is home to a huge number of viruses and trojans. And, of course, most of them are written for the most popular browser, that is, IE 6. Try to see the results of issuing Yandex and Googlefor the IE6 security hole. You will see more than 40,000 pages pointing to various browser security holes. Surely you yourself have come under attack by viruses. For example, your start page and “favorites” could change, shortcuts to sites on your desktop might appear (and these are only the attacks you see). Also, your computer could become a member of the botnet network and conduct ddos attacks on various sites. Well, in the worst case, the attackers could steal your passwords and use both your account to access the Internet, and your electronic money, profiles on various sites or e-mail.
Of course, Microsoft is aware of the imperfection of the browser and used to constantly release updates for IE 6, making it more stable and secure.
However, there are 2 reasons to think:
- For the most part, users only install Service Pack's for the operating system, which includes browser updates. It turns out that the browser updates too slowly and attackers can take advantage of its vulnerabilities.
- In pirated copies of windows, the auto-update feature is disabled.
Keep in mind that if you use browsers with the IE 6 engine (such as MyIE, Maxthon), you are also vulnerable to a virus attack, since they do not protect against IE6 browser security holes, providing only a more convenient for user interface.
And finally, I want to present a graph of the shares of browsers under which users go to our blog (liveinternet). This graph clearly shows a downward trend in IE 6.
Cross-post from my corporate blog thread