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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 12:52 UTC

It's October 22 today. A completely random date in the grand scheme of things (we Dutch lost a big naval battle to the Ming dynasty on October 22 1633), but it also happens to be the release date of the newest version of Windows - Windows 7. Since Windows is still the most popular desktop operating system out there, this is pretty big news.

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RE: web dev tools

by UZ64 on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 20:16 UTC in reply to "web dev tools"

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2006-12-05

I love how by using XP mode you can install IE6, IE7, IE8 simultaneously - for testing web apps.

The best thing would be to push Web surfers to IE8. Or at the very least, IE7. Screw IE6.

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RE[2]: web dev tools

by rockwell on Fri 23rd Oct 2009 14:58 in reply to "RE: web dev tools"

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2005-09-13

//Screw IE6.//

You clearly don't work for a large organization.

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RE[3]: web dev tools

by benjamin_m on Fri 23rd Oct 2009 20:04 in reply to "RE[2]: web dev tools"

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2009-06-05

I would love to see companies move away from IE6. There are few good reasons to keep it around.

I know about momentum and supported apps, but 7 and 8 are much better security, and few web apps don't have a IE7 compatible version. Furthermore, IE6 is holding you to XP, weather you want to be there or not.

I only support it for specific clients anymore myself, and loathe to do that.

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