Microsoft celebrated the demise of Internet Explorer 6 on Tuesday after usage estimates put the Web browser’s marketshare at under 1 percent in the U.S. Microsoft was as happy as anyone to see the browser go. The company has been running a kill campaign for IE6 for years, with Microsoft executive Amy Bazdukas stating in 2009 that “friends don’t let friends use IE6,” and launching a deathwatch website for the browser last March. A blog post Tuesday announcing the browser’s death ran with picture of a cake that read, “Goodbye, IE6!”
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Microsoft Dances on IE6's Grave
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani January 4, 2012 10:56 AMMicrosoft celebrated the demise of Internet Explorer 6 on Tuesday after usage estimates put the Web browser’s marketshare at under 1 percent in the U.S. Microsoft was as happy as anyone to see the browser go. The company has been running a kill campaign for IE6 for years, with Microsoft executive Amy Bazdukas stating in 2009 that “friends don’t let friends use IE6,” and launching a deathwatch website for the browser last March. A blog post Tuesday announcing the browser’s death ran with picture of a cake that read, “Goodbye, IE6!”