+1 Current campaign www.savethedevelopers.org also shared the same objective. And they also have the script, if you like the alternative. Count me in!

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've just been looking for a script to warn my visitors that they're using IE666 and stumbled upon your site. Very easy, and very useful. Keep fighting the good fight!

wish I could agree....but some large bloated applications, (e.g., ERPs, helpdesk, etc) require IE6, unless you do a reg hack. Which is fine for the corporate office where I can force it, I'm not always in control of user desktops. negating that I've been on mozilla for a long time, and won't use IE unless I have to.

This is us working for MS instead of MS working for us. MS should be doing the work, taking the "blame" themselves; but they aren't and they don't. _They_ (MS) should be having a popup in their IE6 browser that shows up from time to time telling the user to upgrade ASAP, and the upgrade should be free, fast and clean regardless of whether the user is running a pirated Windows or not. Users that pirate Windows is not a problem that should infect an entire industry! Running a small startup is hard because of MS. MS doesn't help me; it stops me from doing what I (and my customers) wants to do. MS needs to die, it really is holding us back. I'm sick of this.

Ok... Matteo, this is a good idea, but you *SERIOUSLY* need to have a completely different landing page for IE6 users. This page is daunting for IE-hating developers like me. I wouldn't waste my time here as a user. I'm serious! Make a separate page with simple language, startling statistics (7 years old, 26262469 security exploits), and biiig download links of alternative browsers. THEN have a "what this isn't" blurb if you really need it. Don't think of your site as a goddam ARTICLE. No one reads articles when they just got redirected from the info they really wanted. Keep it short, sweet, simple, and visual. And keep the users' page separate from what I see as a web developer! When you've done this, contact me and I may support this campaign.

Why don't you just use conditional comments instead of a separate browser detection script? This saves on load time for users of better browsers. stopie...

Ahh you are brilliant!! As a web developer the amount of my working life I spend dealing specifically with the faulty product IE6 is ridiculous. I would make around 30 - 40% better use of my time if that browser no longer existed, so good for you for running this campaign. Sorry to you folks who can't get a hold of IE7 or Firefox/Opera for whatever reason, but you'll inevitably have to upgrade eventually. Perhaps Windows7 will make it possible. In the meantime, I am as of today making the decision to no longer code for IE6's bugs as it just isn't worth the time. Disappear forever IE6!!

I am with you brother! We have to stop the old, slow, ugly and most of all STANDARDS-INCOMPATIBLE IE. And not only 6 but also 7 and even 8. My advice to all the web users is to use Firefox or Opera, they are both standards-compatible, this means that it's easier for us the web developers to make websites. You will be helping us and also yourself, do the right choice and leave ie, Thank you.

Your site sux. Just cause you're a bunch of ********[comment from the site owners: you can give your opinion, but you are NOT allowed to offend anybody], don't bring your holy war down on me and my IE6.

stooooooooooooooooooooooooop "ie6"

@TRiAD: microsoft abandoned you, your IE6 and your old windows. I do not lie, just there is no more support. Accept it and move on.

IE5 disappeared easily from the face of the earth thanks to the "free" updates from microsoft to IE6. But now, when microsoft stopped these updates for IE7, the addoption of IE7 slowed down.

I guess the chart of IE6 users reflect the amount of people who uses a pirated copy and they fear the update to IE7. Even now that they can get it without WGA.

Personally, I guess that microsoft should resign with IE. Stop spending money in a browser that just don't work. Buy another company like opera, or just use the services of a nice rendering engine like the one in firefox.

Hate it. It looks like you're forcing an atheist to become a christian.
Who are you to stop users from using IE6. What about Win2000 and Win98 users? It's expensive (and shitty) to upgrade to Vista. And XP's already ceased shelf production. Pirated XP with IE7 is an option but you don't want a DMCA shutdown notice to come knocking at your door when you promote users to switch to PiratedXP just to use IE7.
Running IE7 on a computer with 256MB ram and an old 30GB <5400RPM hardisk (regardless of the processor) can cause the browser to hang. Leaving it useless and be forced to rollback to IE6. Or switch to a more substandard browser such as Firefox.
Hate Firefox. Its far slower than IE7. Encounters truncated downloads and videos on youtube. Addons aren't that useful because they can hijack webpages like youtube. Many addons pose as a 'download accelerator' but they are really just Adware. Firefox spreads like a virus. Falsely convincing users that Firefox is better than IE6 and IE7 combined (which I know that isn't true). May look like passed Acid2 test but it still fails. It doesn't mean that Firefox Acid2 looks better that IE6 doesn't mean its more compliant because they both suck!
How about this... Instead of FORCING people to abandon their IE6 to a more system hag IE7 or a n00b's browser as Firefox, why not endorse addons for IE6 which will enhance security, usability, and practicality. Don't endorse addons with spyware, adware, or something shitty like that.

Great campaign! Hope it works.

If a physically disabled person, with no use of their legs, complained that a ramp accessing your building didn’t work with the proprietary square wheels on their wheelchair, what would you do?

Would you say ‘upgrade your wheelchair’?

Of course you would, IESicks has square wheels!!!

I've just got into web development in the pasrt 6 months and I am glad I have missed the lst 4 years of IE agony, I'm glad that things will be getting better as ie usage % drops

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you are running a brilliant campaign. My all office colleagues and me are great supporters for your cause. We had countless nights working only for fixing work in IE's old versions.

To spread your cause. I have submitted your story at digg.com

http://digg.com/microsoft/Stop_IE_6_
Compaign

Please digg that story

Hey Matteo,

I completely agree with what you're doing here. Being a web developer myself I am sick and tired of all those endless IE6 bugs slowing down my projects and making me want to throw my PC out the window.

I think the approach you're taking is a tad harsh in a way. Businesses will forever be using IE 6 hacks until it is no longer used anymore, or Microsoft forces users to update to IE8 when it's released. I applaud what you're doing though, I just can't end support it's not that easy for me especially when my projects are viewed in all browsers.

The idea of a nagging information bar saying:
"You're using IE6, if you don't want viruses to get steal your information please upgrade."

Scare your users into thinking if they are using IE6 they'll get viruses. It'll work because the people that use IE6 are the stupid ones and the stupid ones always get viruses and have to pay to get them removed.

- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com

Yes, I say, lets get our pitch forks and march over to the IE 6 mountain.

I am an IT consultant and have to work with the internet everyday. IE6 has been designed to make my life and the life of fellow consultants hell. GO FIREFOX!

The problem is, a large chunk of the people still using IE6 won't realize that the site is messed up because of the browser they are using. They will simply assume the site is bad, and move on to a different site. For a business, this is a bad thing. In fact, for the most part, for any website, this is a bad thing. Instead of promoting the end of IE6 hacks, continue using them, but add a little nag bar warning about downloading at the very least, IE7 (and soon, I hope, IE8 with its standards compliance, though knowing Microsoft, they did exactly what needed to be done to pass Acid2, but no more). One would think that, if seen enough times, even the most dense of people would eventually get the point. Also, comments requiring that JavaScript be enabled really do suck, especially for people browsing with protection (NoScript). A form is a basic function; fancying it up so that it requires JavaScript is going overboard and is just as bad as having to use hacks for IE6.

Amanda, Probabilityzero, Site Owner - you cannot add comments if you have Adblock Plus extension in Firefox. I had to disable it on this page and reload the page. Otherwise, I appreciate the effort, but working around adblock problem would be nice. Don't worry, though, this is not the first site that adblock has problems with.

Also, what are you talking about amanda, having to load IE to use this site? I'm using Firefox right now, and it all works fine for me.

I absolutely agree that people should stop using IE6. I doubt this site will do anything to convince the people still clinging to it, though. The only people who still use it are those either don't know any better (and don't know that they're using "IE6") and those that refuse to change (I know one girl who refuses to use anything else because other browsers "break" her myspace profile design with its error-filled css).

hey, guess what? i came to this page in ie 6 because you can't even type into your form in firefox. nice job :p