Comments on: Better browsers, please http://davepress.net/2008/05/20/better-browsers-please/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Better Browsers update | DavePress http://davepress.net/2008/05/20/better-browsers-please/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Better Browsers update | DavePress Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:33:01 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=386#comment-933 [...] little while ago I posted about a little survey I had set up using Google Docs, which aimed to find out about what browsers [...] [...] little while ago I posted about a little survey I had set up using Google Docs, which aimed to find out about what browsers [...]

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://davepress.net/2008/05/20/better-browsers-please/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Simon Dickson Wed, 21 May 2008 07:50:55 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=386#comment-893 More fundamentally Dave, there are security implications. I know of several departments still using Internet Explorer v5.5, despite the fact it's been past its <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps/" rel="nofollow">official 'sell by' date</a> for <i>several years</i>. The reality is, the web has moved on. People inside government departments need to use sites which need more modern functionality. Quite simply, IE6 no longer cuts it; and if a network-wide move to IE7 (and all that entails) is a step too far for some IT managers, Firefox is the ideal 'third way'. More fundamentally Dave, there are security implications. I know of several departments still using Internet Explorer v5.5, despite the fact it’s been past its official ’sell by’ date for several years.

The reality is, the web has moved on. People inside government departments need to use sites which need more modern functionality. Quite simply, IE6 no longer cuts it; and if a network-wide move to IE7 (and all that entails) is a step too far for some IT managers, Firefox is the ideal ‘third way’.

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