IE6 Must Die, Mobile Browsers Must Live
Posted by Paul Rhodes on July 17, 2009 at 5:22 pmFiled under: Mobile Device and Browser Detection, Mobile Internet, Mobile SEO, Mobile Web Coding Tutorials, Mobile Web Design, Mobile Web Development, Mobile Websites
IE6 Must Die is a trending topic on Twitter right now. The world is demanding that IE6 support is dropped, effectively forcing the hand of anyone still using the browser and hopefully freeing the internet from the hell that is substandard browser support.
In June 09 IE6 accounted for 14.9% of web access.
Take a look for yourself here.
Access from mobile devices to web sites is on the increase. It is approximated at about 5% for the same month.
That’s an interesting figure because IE6 is on a downward slide, yet the world is scared of not supporting it.
Let’s get this straight. Mobile access to popular websites exceeded IE8, Chrome, Safari and Opera. We’re clearly on our way to mobile browsers overtaking IE6.
This is a big deal for anyone who wonders if they should be properly serving mobile content to mobile browsers. The answer is a resounding “YES” and this is how you can do it.
In fact, if you’re not supporting mobile properly, I’d be worried. More worried than I’d be about iE6. The twitter crowd will be bringing that to its knees on your behalf.
How much you should care about IE6 and Mobile Browsers
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July 17th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Death to IE6!! Nice article, defintly agree with the point being made. I hate hitting a mobile site which isn’t optimised for my iPhone. Scrolling around on a slow loading site you haven’t been to before is a naff… a bit like IE6 really…