IE6 Under Attack from No.10!

Browser Wars continue as hot on the heels of Google’s action to cease supporting IE6 a Downing Street petition now calls for the UK Government to drop Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and upgrade to a more modern browser.

Previously, we posted a blog commenting on the Google withdrawal of IE6 support and how this could be seen as a wake up call to businesses who have failed to keep up with developments of important functionality in website design. As a consequence, they are likely to have been seriously failing to optimise in key areas such as increasing visitor website accessibility, interactivity and online marketing engagement.
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Google Phases Out Support for Internet Explorer 6

Following cyber attacks on IE6, some services such as Google Docs, will not be supported from 1 March. For the 20% of web users still using a nine-year old browser, which does not support modern web standards and restricts online growth, this should be seen as a wake-up call.

It’s jaw dropping news in itself to hear that one fifth of web users still use IE6!

Aside from the obvious question relating to visitor perception of brand identity in a tough one click competitive arena, some businesses are apparently operating with a lack of current universal visitor access and website accessibility.
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