Wapple Blog » Paul Rhodes http://blog.wapple.net Addicted to Mobile Web Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:51:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 IE6 Must Die, Mobile Browsers Must Live http://blog.wapple.net/ie6-must-die-mobile-browsers-must-live/ http://blog.wapple.net/ie6-must-die-mobile-browsers-must-live/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:22:44 +0000 Paul Rhodes http://mobilewebjunkie.com/?p=961 IE6 Must Die is a trending topic on Twitter right now. The world is demanding that IE6 support is dropped, effectively forcing the hand of anyone still using the browser and hopefully freeing the internet from the hell that is substandard browser support.

In June 09 IE6 accounted for 14.9% of web access.

Browser access in June 09

Browser Stats June 09

Take a look for yourself here.

Access from mobile devices to web sites is on the increase. It is approximated at about 5% for the same month.

That’s an interesting figure because IE6 is on a downward slide, yet the world is scared of not supporting it.

IE6 decline up to June 09

IE6 Decline until June 09

Let’s get this straight.  Mobile access to popular websites exceeded IE8, Chrome, Safari and Opera. We’re clearly on our way to mobile browsers overtaking IE6.

This is a big deal for anyone who wonders if they should be properly serving mobile content to mobile browsers. The answer is a resounding “YES” and this is how you can do it.

In fact, if you’re not supporting mobile properly, I’d be worried. More worried than I’d be about iE6. The twitter crowd will be bringing that to its knees on your behalf.

How much you should care about IE6 and Mobile Browsers

How much you should care about IE6 and Mobile Browsers

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