Comments on: just say no to IE! http://lorissashepstone.com/2009/01/just-say-no-to-ie/ designer, photographer, roller girl, geek Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: kristarella http://lorissashepstone.com/2009/01/just-say-no-to-ie/comment-page-1/#comment-32 kristarella Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:56:44 +0000 http://lorissashepstone.com/?p=92#comment-32 Good on you! I'm not quite there, but pretty close. I have a script the make PNGs transparent, but it screws with background positions and I haven't fixed that. The only reason I attempt to support it is because I know one person, who I value, who has a lame workplace who won't update their computers. I think you should definitely tell business clients it will cost them more to support IE6. It costs you more afterall. Good on you! I’m not quite there, but pretty close. I have a script the make PNGs transparent, but it screws with background positions and I haven’t fixed that.

The only reason I attempt to support it is because I know one person, who I value, who has a lame workplace who won’t update their computers.

I think you should definitely tell business clients it will cost them more to support IE6. It costs you more afterall.

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]]> By: Lorissa http://lorissashepstone.com/2009/01/just-say-no-to-ie/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Lorissa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:30 +0000 http://lorissashepstone.com/?p=92#comment-25 @Rachel - Exactly! Yes, we are considering telling our clients that we won't "accommodate" IE6 either, and if they require IE6 compatibility it will be added development time and cost. @Jorge - Love that analogy and really puts it into "every day" terms. I'll have to borrow that when explaining the issue to folks. @Rachel – Exactly! Yes, we are considering telling our clients that we won’t “accommodate” IE6 either, and if they require IE6 compatibility it will be added development time and cost.

@Jorge – Love that analogy and really puts it into “every day” terms. I’ll have to borrow that when explaining the issue to folks.

]]> By: Jorge Quinteros http://lorissashepstone.com/2009/01/just-say-no-to-ie/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jorge Quinteros Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:51:22 +0000 http://lorissashepstone.com/?p=92#comment-24 I completely agree. As an avid web user, I quite familiar with the whole "browse happy" experience with anything but IE and when I explain the situation to people who don't know the difference, I tell them this: "Listen, look at it this way. You can very well go to the corner store and buy a cheap brand oil for your car to function and it probably will but it will not render it's ultimate performance unless you upgrade to a brand that allows it to." Yes, IE works as a browser but it does a disservice to the whole web experience because of it's limitations. I'm a Safari man myself. I completely agree. As an avid web user, I quite familiar with the whole “browse happy” experience with anything but IE and when I explain the situation to people who don’t know the difference, I tell them this:

“Listen, look at it this way. You can very well go to the corner store and buy a cheap brand oil for your car to function and it probably will but it will not render it’s ultimate performance unless you upgrade to a brand that allows it to.”

Yes, IE works as a browser but it does a disservice to the whole web experience because of it’s limitations. I’m a Safari man myself.

]]> By: Rachel http://lorissashepstone.com/2009/01/just-say-no-to-ie/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Rachel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:38:30 +0000 http://lorissashepstone.com/?p=92#comment-23 When it comes to your personal website, I feel you should be able to code it and design it the way you want. Even it means alienating a percentage of your visitors. As of this year, we've stopped "accommodating" IE 6 in our professional work. When it comes to your personal website, I feel you should be able to code it and design it the way you want. Even it means alienating a percentage of your visitors.

As of this year, we’ve stopped “accommodating” IE 6 in our professional work.

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