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by paulca 6000 days ago
Hey,

I totally get your point about this, and I do work for one of those corporates, and I've seen the heavy use of IE6.

For us, building the app in our spare time, making IE6 allowances just wouldn't have been practical for getting the app built.

Isn't Chrome fairly easy to install with regular privileges on Windows?

—Paul

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It might be easy enough to install (I'm not sure of the security protocols there), but I guess it just adds a little more friction to the process of spreading use of the app to other people. The install process is one thing, but needing multiple browsers open simultaneously would probably be another issue.

But I understand the compromises necessary coming from working in your spare time. I personally would never have known that it doesn't work on IE6 were it not for the fact that I was at work when I first tried your app. Your target market could very well be the non-corporate type anyway, so it might be a moot point.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to future iterations. It looks great so far.