IE6, released in 2001, still had a meaningful share of browser use in 2010 (around a tenth worldwide, concentrated in China and corporate offices). Google dropped support for it in Docs and Gmail in 2010, a funeral was held for it in Denver, and Microsoft launched a countdown site urging people to upgrade in 2011. Every web developer of the era had an IE6 story.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Version
- 6.0
- Released
- 27 August 2001
- Type
- browser
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