[dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here?

Tydda Jon - Slough jon.tydda at lonza.com
Mon Nov 7 11:25:41 CST 2011


Because it's harder to sell fake copies of Linux? :-P


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: 07 November 2011 17:20
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here?

IE6 has been the bane of most web developers for years and has cost companies collectively millions of dollars as extra fee that have to be charged every time IE6 has to be supported.

So why does IE6 still exist? In one, word "Asia".

See the link to the following article:
http://www.troyhunt.com/2010/08/aye-pirates-be-reason-ie6-just-wont-die.html

The one point that the article does not mention is that the current Windows adoptions, per package runs at about $400.00 (Interestingly, an OEM version is about $50 and sold with a computer sells for $400.00). All the countries that have not adopted the latest versions of Windows are doing so as the entrance fee for the product is somewhere around 6 months salary, for most of Asia or the price of a car or down payment on a house.

Aside: I do wonder why the Asian market has not just abandoned Windows products and adopted Linux as the OS of choice as FireFox has become the world-wide browser of choice...but that is another question that I do not have any answers for. If anyone else has, any ideas I would love to hear them.

Jim

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