End 6!
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FAQ
What is this?In a nutshell, it's an effort to forcibly coax people from using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) for a web browser.
How successful is this project?
One website running the End6! code has seen IE6 users drop from 55% to 29%, while at the same time traffic rose 25%.
How dare you tell me what browser to use?!!
It's true, you're free to use whatever browser you want to use, but unless you're a marketing person for Microsoft, there is the plain and simple truth that IE6 is a bad browser and it is not providing you with the best and safest way to view the internet. If you had a car that could only driving at half the speed of other cars and kept trying to drive off a cliff anytime anyone malicious suggested it, you'd get a new car, wouldn't you?
Who is behind this?
It is I, Miquel Hudin, that is running this thing. I'm a web developer in San Francisco who has been around the industry long enough (10 years now) to loath the very core of IE6 and what horrible, horrible things I have to do to otherwise great websites to make them work. Rest-assured, I run this site not out of a God Complex, but to try and make the internet a better place. Oh and I'm usually found coding a blogging platform for Sub-Saharan Africa called, Maneno.
Is this really worthwhile? IE6 is so old! How many people still use this browser?
Sadly, a lot. From direct experience, it appears that it's anywhere from 10-15% depending on the site. Some sources put it at 12%. Others say it's a bit less than 15%.
Okay, seems reasonable, so what I do?
Download the source and run it on your site.
