The IE6 nightmare might be back soon

http://webjac.com/2013/04/the-ie6-nightmare-might-be-back-soon/

by webjac • 13 years ago

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Learn about the browser that is on the way to become the new IE6

Samuel_Michon3• 13 years ago

Sure, let's forget all about the hundreds of millions of IE8 installs.

ColinWright2• 13 years ago

It's completely unclear to me what you mean by this, and what relevance it has to the submitted item. The article is saying that perhaps Safari Mobile is going to have all the undesirable characteristics of IE6, and cause all of the same developer headaches that IE6 caused. It seems a reasonable thing to say, even if people disagree with it and offer alternative points of view.

So I really don't understand what your comment is saying, or what it adds to the discussion. Could you expand on it?

Thanks.

Samuel_Michon3• 13 years ago

Hi Colin!

Mobile Safari gets updated when iOS is. The vast majority of iOS devices run the most recent version of iOS. Therefore, most iOS devices have a current browser and will remain current.

Mobile Safari is not a bad browser, but Android Browser and IE8 are. Hundreds of millions of devices run Android Browser or IE8 and we're stuck with those for a long time to come. So yes, there's a new IE6 nightmare, but its name isn't Mobile Safari.

webjac• 13 years ago

Thanks Collin and Samuel for your comments. When I read Samuel's first comment I reacted a little like Collin as well, but I understand better.

Samuel you're right in most of your reasoning. But most companies now have a policy of supporting the 2 latest previous versions. For example Facebook already announced they'll be dropping support for IE8. Google I think will do so as well.

So right now IE8 and Android browsers are bigger nightmares, I know that, but I think on a longer term, when IE8 and Android Browser are irrelevant (they're starting to be already) Safari Mobile might be the one that gives us headaches.

The IE6 nightmare might be back soon

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