It is said that one in five Internet users are still using Internet Explorer 6, and one has to ask “why?”
According to TG Daily, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) users are starting to see a message in Gmail that tells them they should switch to Google Chrome or Firefox 3. Seeing as one in five Internet users are still using this outdated browser, we have to agree with Google on this.
IE6 is the browser that came with most people’s computers, and they just never saw any reason to seek out another one, but there are a multitude of reasons why a person should.
- IE continues to have numerous security issues, even having major ones as recent as the last month.
- The browser uses outdated web coding standards. When we launched the new StarterTech design, it looked great in every browser except for the various versions of IE.
- Faster JavaScript handling which will make your browsing experience speedier.
We have stated before why you should use Firefox, and we still stand by that, but even an upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 would be a better idea than continuing to use IE6. With Firefox and Flock you get a large collection of extensions that allow you to do a lot more with your browser than just surf the web. Opera also has a loyal following and numerous extensions. Google Chrome is built for speed, and is pretty straight forward thus far without a lot of clutter. And Apple’s Safari gets forgotten a lot of the time as people think it is only for Macs, but it can also be used on PCs and will give you a pretty slick browsing experience.
So what are you waiting for? We’ve provided direct links to all of the browsers we’ve mentioned, why not download one and give them a test drive? You may never look back at IE6 again.
