Comments on: Bait-and-switch approach to force Internet Explorer update http://tekkie.flashbit.net/browsers/bait-and-switch-approach-to-force-internet-explorer-update Flash technology blog Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: addicted-2-retail http://tekkie.flashbit.net/browsers/bait-and-switch-approach-to-force-internet-explorer-update/comment-page-1#comment-893 addicted-2-retail Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:42:49 +0000 http://tekkie.flashbit.net/?p=439#comment-893 lol @Pepe . . . I am going to have me ie notification bar recommend firefox! lol @Pepe . . . I am going to have me ie notification bar recommend firefox!

]]> By: Ain Tohvri http://tekkie.flashbit.net/browsers/bait-and-switch-approach-to-force-internet-explorer-update/comment-page-1#comment-690 Ain Tohvri Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:07:05 +0000 http://tekkie.flashbit.net/?p=439#comment-690 Whether to use a particular browser platform or not is everyone's own concern and liberty. I'm just advising people to upgrade the obsolete platforms to something, that creates more synergy and provides greater user experience, be it <a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=39387&t=82" rel="nofollow">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.opera.com" rel="nofollow">Opera</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/" rel="nofollow">Safari</a> or even the latest version 8 of <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/" rel="nofollow">Internet Explorer</a> itself. It's not a secret that IE6 has plenty of security threats, lacks support of open standards and is the worst platform to target in terms of development. Even Microsoft acknowledges this and it was not by chance that they <a href="http://tekkie.flashbit.net/browsers/microsoft-to-push-ie8-into-automatic-update" rel="nofollow">pushed IE8 out as high priority update</a>. Whether to use a particular browser platform or not is everyone’s own concern and liberty. I’m just advising people to upgrade the obsolete platforms to something, that creates more synergy and provides greater user experience, be it Firefox, Opera, Safari or even the latest version 8 of Internet Explorer itself.

It’s not a secret that IE6 has plenty of security threats, lacks support of open standards and is the worst platform to target in terms of development. Even Microsoft acknowledges this and it was not by chance that they pushed IE8 out as high priority update.

]]> By: Pepe http://tekkie.flashbit.net/browsers/bait-and-switch-approach-to-force-internet-explorer-update/comment-page-1#comment-687 Pepe Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:45:15 +0000 http://tekkie.flashbit.net/?p=439#comment-687 If you want me to give up on IE6, you'll have to pry it out from my dead, cold hands! If you want me to give up on IE6, you’ll have to pry it out from my dead, cold hands!

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