I would like to categorize plugins like Graceless Degradation as “looks funny but is nasty”.
For my home or company computers, I have all the options to choose a better browser. But what about when I’m trying to read a blog abroad at some internet cafe or at the hotel computer? I don’t want to be distracted by all kinds of mumbo jumbo just because that computer is using IE6. A small notice in the header or footer would do.
This. Nobody uses IE6 if they have a choice. I was doing voluntary work last year and had the misfortune to be assigned a computer running Windows 2000, because, guess what, charities can’t always afford to junk a working computer just because it’s a few years out of date. Trust me, if you’re stuck on an outdated version of IE you’re suffering enough already without elitist developers piling on the misery.
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I would like to categorize plugins like Graceless Degradation as “looks funny but is nasty”.
For my home or company computers, I have all the options to choose a better browser. But what about when I’m trying to read a blog abroad at some internet cafe or at the hotel computer? I don’t want to be distracted by all kinds of mumbo jumbo just because that computer is using IE6. A small notice in the header or footer would do.
This. Nobody uses IE6 if they have a choice. I was doing voluntary work last year and had the misfortune to be assigned a computer running Windows 2000, because, guess what, charities can’t always afford to junk a working computer just because it’s a few years out of date. Trust me, if you’re stuck on an outdated version of IE you’re suffering enough already without elitist developers piling on the misery.
I know, it’s generally not a good idea in the long run, but it was just too funny to pass up.
I actually think that Graceful Degradation is awesome. I think anyone running IE6 deserves to get Comic Sans’d.