The Life, Times (and Death?) of Internet Explorer 6 (Comic Strip)

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Brad Colbow is a web designer living and working in Cleveland Ohio (USA). He is also the creator of the weekly web comic “The Brads” about two web … More about Brad ↬

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In this post we’re looking at what Internet Explorer 6 used to be and why its image changed over the years. You can also see the comic in a larger version.

Further Reading on SmashingMag:

• The Smashing Cartoons
• The Celebration Of Cartoons and Comic Strip Art

Do we need to review our projects in Internet Explorer 6? Can we stop supporting IE6? If not, how do we handle those users who are still using IE6? And if yes, how can we prompt IE6 users to upgrade? Or how do we convince those who don’t allow their employees to get rid of the legacy browser to upgrade? What do you think? We are looking forward to your opinions in the comments to this post!