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Could We / Should We Drop IE6 Support?

03. Sep, 2009 by Adii Rockstar in Development

A little while ago the guys over at RocketTheme – who initially served as a big source of inspiration for WooThemes (especially our club subscriptions) – announced that as of 1 January 2010, they will be dropping support for Internet Explorer 6.

Whilst we all know that IE6 is the bane of any web designer / developer’s existence, here’s an interesting look at why this move would be viable:

According to w3schools.com, from the high in November 2003 of 71.2%, IE6 usage had dropped to 32% in January of 2008, and 18.5% in January 2009. By January 2010, this percentage should be around 6-8%. With the introduction of Windows 7 this fall, this percentage could be even lower. (via IE6 End of Life at RocketTheme)

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