"I can not overlook my friends using IE 6", countdown site to stop using IE 6 appeared

Microsoft launched a new campaign page to lower IE 6 share.

"Friends do not let friends use This site which appears to a sense provocative catchphrase which means Internet Explorer 6. (friends do not let friends use IE 6)", the site will reduce the share of IE 6 worldwide to less than 1% We are aiming to lower it. According to this site, it is said that the current global share of IE 6 is about 12%, but when will you be able to achieve the target of 1%?

Details are as below.IE6 Countdown
http://www.ie6countdown.com/

Microsoft, Google and cloud tech news: Microsoft boosts kill-IE6 campaign with new countdown site

"A browser was born ten years ago, the name is Internet Explorer 6. And now, we live in 2011, the era of the latest web standard, now is the time to say goodbye" It is listed at the top.


This figure shows the IE 6 share by country on the world map. Although the market share in the United States is relatively low at 2.9%, about one-third of all in China and about a quarter in Korea are still using IE 6, a browser that was released 10 years ago It is said that there is. Also, although not as much as China and South Korea, more than 10% of users use IE 6 in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and India.


Among them, some users seem to be using pirated Windows XP, and it is said that they will not be able to upgrade in fear of Microsoft license tracking system. However, there are also facts that many companies rely on IE 6 when using applications built specifically for browsers, which also hinders migration to Windows 7 and builds tools to simplify the migration process It is necessary.

But, of course, there are no technical problems in the transition, but some users are using IE 6, so Microsoft recommends setting up an "IE 6 countdown banner" for the owner of the website on this site , I am calling for all the people who saw the page to inform people around me about the danger of using IE 6.

When installing "IE 6 countdown banner", it seems that the warning banner like the one shown below is displayed when displaying the page with IE 6. Embed tag is published to "JOIN THE CAUSE" in the site.


As Microsoft says "Friends do not let friends use Internet Explorer 6." (friends do not let my friends use IE 6), so if someone uses IE 6 looking around, IE version You may advise you to recommend that you upgrade or switch to another browser like FireFox, Chrome, Safari or Opera.