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Could there be 800,000 Numpties on Codeproject?

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    Nagy Vilmos
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    According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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      According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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      Dalek Dave
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      But that 10% will be primarily those who know nothing about computers, or people who are forced to use it because of business practices. (ie British Government[^])

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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        According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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        Dan Mos
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        Home use or corporations? No I haven't read the story. If it's home use then yeah it's scary. If it's(and that's what I think) corporate PCs then I'm not surprised as there are some companies(few, true) still running on Windows 2000. Not to mention most of them still on XP and half of those running corporate PCs on XP haven't upgraded to IE8.

        All the best, Dan

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          According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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          DaveAuld
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          Chris could tell us from the GA stats the browser breakdown on traffic.......but whether he will is another matter :)

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            According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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            R Giskard Reventlov
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            I know of one rather large global corporation that still uses IE6 as the standard (145,000 plus people). They are now starting (slowly) to move to IE7.

            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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              I know of one rather large global corporation that still uses IE6 as the standard (145,000 plus people). They are now starting (slowly) to move to IE7.

              "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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              Nagy Vilmos
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              Why don't you they skip 7 and 8 an go at least to IE9?


              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                Why don't you they skip 7 and 8 an go at least to IE9?


                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                Dan Mos
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                Cause if he/they has/have IE6, then they can't install IE9, cause they have XP or 2000. IE9 wewen/vista only.

                All the best, Dan

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                  According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                  Peter_in_2780
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                  They have all been taken over by the "Snd codez plz urgentzz" botnet. ;P ;P ;P ;P Peter

                  Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.

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                    But that 10% will be primarily those who know nothing about computers, or people who are forced to use it because of business practices. (ie British Government[^])

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                    Dan Neely
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                    Actually, excepting those who're forced to use it by their govt (South Korea requires an activeX plugin for eCommerce), they're almost all in countries that overwhelmingly use Warezdows. Numbers for the developed world are much lower the global average (USA @ 1.7, UK @ 2.4%, Norway @ 0.3%). SK and China are the only countries with >10% usage; it's just that warezdows XP is huge in china and skewing the global stats heavily. http://www.ie6countdown.com/[^]

                    Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                      Home use or corporations? No I haven't read the story. If it's home use then yeah it's scary. If it's(and that's what I think) corporate PCs then I'm not surprised as there are some companies(few, true) still running on Windows 2000. Not to mention most of them still on XP and half of those running corporate PCs on XP haven't upgraded to IE8.

                      All the best, Dan

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                      RChin
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                      MDL=>Moshu wrote:

                      Not to mention most of them still on XP

                      ..and that would include me! (though at home I use Vista and W7)


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                        According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        Chris Maunder
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                        157,172 visitors used IE6 last month.

                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          According to freely available data, IE6 is used by nearly 10% of people.[^] Sorry but that's really scary. Just read it again, 1 in 10 people wilfully expose themselves online via an unsecured and compromised browser.


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                          wilfully expose

                          Some people don't have a choice. They're in an "enterprise" or "federal" or "military" environment where they're not permitted to install a newer version of IE or some other browser. Sad I know.

                          If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                          You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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