As from today (1 March 2010), Microsoft is legally obliged to start advertising alternatives to its web browser, Internet Explorer (IE), following an agreement reached with the European Competition Commission (ECC) in December 2009.
The ECC’s case has been running since 2008 and Microsoft finally signed on the dotted line on 16 December to offer alternative [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Internet Explorer’
Windows users now have the option to choose their favourite browser
1 March 2010 | Posted by Edward Lategan | Lead Developer | TechnologyTags: Browsers, Internet Explorer, Windows
IE6 grinding to a slow stop
5 February 2010 | Posted by Edward Lategan | Lead Developer | TechnologyTags: Google, Internet Explorer, Microsoft
Google has stated that they will suspend support for Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) on its Gmail and Calendar services from 1 March 2010. This comes after Google admitted hackers had breached their network, and stolen information.
Google is not the first or last institution to adopt the policy of getting rid of IE6. Germany and France [...]
Microsoft will not give up on Internet Explorer 6
12 August 2009 | Posted by Edward Lategan | Lead Developer | TechnologyTags: Browsers, Internet Explorer, Microsoft
High profile traffic sites like YouTube and Digg are considering dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 very soon, as they are increasingly growing frustrated with modifying their sites to support Internet Explorer 6. From a recent survey done by Digg, it showed that 69% of Digg users still use Internet Explorer 6, but only because [...]
