Anyone who has designed a website quickly discovers that getting a website to look the same in all browsers is a pain. IE 6 is probably the worst browser in terms of compatibility. It took me a lot of work just to get my site to look normal in IE 6 (and it still isn't perfect).
What's frustrating for web developers is that IE 6, which first appeared in 2001, still commands a large share of the browser market.
After years of making site IE 6 compatible websites, developers are saying enough is enough. YouTube recently started nudging IE 6 users to upgrade there browsers by letting users know that YouTube will be phasing out support for IE 6.
Some web developers are taking a more direct approach by encouraging people to add code to there website that will tell IE 6 users that their software is missing updates and redirect them to the IE upgrade site.
We all have our favorite browses, but for the sake of thousands of web developers who struggle to make sites work in IE 6, please upgrade if you haven't already.
Or in less subtle terms, I'll quote from ie6update.com, " IE 6 is like an illness that just won't go away, but we have the medicine."
