However, until now the number of IE6 users do not also run out though it was out IE7, IE8, even minute IE9. Recent data reported by Net Applications on February 28, 2011, there were 12 percent of computers around the world who are still actively accessing the internet using IE6. It is down 9 percent than last year, but still too risky.
This is the basic Microsoft to launch a campaign to eliminate IE6. Special site was created to count down the death IE6 address at www.theie6countdown.com. The target of this campaign is mencapia number of IE6 users under 1 percent.
"It is now 2011, IE6 has become the browser of an age of 10 years. According to Net Applications, IE6 is still used in 12 percent of the User in the world. Our goal is to lower it below 1 percent worldwide," said Roger Capriotti, Director of Product Marketing in IE Microsoft's official blog on Friday (03/04/2011) then.
Why the 1 percent who become targets Microsoft. Eliminate entirely would be difficult, but with a very small percentage of hope no longer continue to support the companies that choose not to use IE6 because the majority of people. During this time many companies and service providers are still reluctant to abandon support for IE6 because he felt maish many who use it.:
The site presents statistics IE6 users in different countries. The largest country many still use IE6 adalahChina by donating 5.9 percent. In this Bamboo Curtain country, IE6 users still reached 34.5 percent. Other countries whose level is still a large percentage of IE6 users are in South Korea by 24.8 percent, India 12.3 percent, Taiwan 10.7 percent, 10.7 percent of Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam 10 percent. IE6 users in Indonesia live 3.3 percent. In the U.S. alone was 2.9 percent.
Just a few large companies that claim no longer support IE6, for example Aten Design Group who perform funeral rites symbolically IE6. Microsoft even sent flowers to the funeral there. In January 2010, Google said it does not support IE6 followed up on his chat service on 15 September.
On this site Microsoft invites everyone to invite anyone who is still using IE6 to leave. There are 3 ways prepared.
First, spread the message in the form of banners on websites. Has provided a script to be added on the web site for banners to appear only when a user visited with IE6. The contents of statistics last countdown and call to use a newer browser.
The second way is to educate. Microsoft has provided a special page as a source of information for using a newer browser. This page explains the lack of IE6, but it offers advantages over a newer browser IE8. In addition, also provided kleuntungan-profit and best practice for companies that switch from IE6 to a new browser.
Last is to invite Internet users to spread the campaign messages through Twitter with hashtag # ie6countdown. by: kompas.com
