Windows 2000 didn't require an Activations therefore it could be installed on as many computers as you wanted. I think IE 6.0 is the newest MS browser that can be installed.
Warezdows XP is very popular in China. Disabling automatic updates is the easiest way to keep from accidentally getting WGA installed on your computer and severely downgrading your Warezdows experience.
China and India make up the bulk of IE6 use, no surprise there as from my experience many Windows licenses are illegitimate XP copies there. Even with the forced updates, you can't get the machines specifically set NOT to update.
South Korean users actually do have an excuse for lagging badly; their govt otoh...
A govt mandated ecommerce/online banking security system that required an IE6 plugin had held korean IE levels extremely high for years. Judging by current .kr stats (83% overall IE share), I suspect that their still isn't a non-IE option available. Their IE6 share is falling fast now; a year ago it was 24%
With all due respect, why would those people still be using Windows XP if those are illegitimate copies? I mean, it doesn't take a savant to download Windows 7 and a crack for it (7Loader, etc.) and your system would run much better.
Personally, I think that most of those copies in China and India are, wonder of wonders, legal copies of XP that people just haven't updated because they don't want to take the chance of getting a virus-infested Windows 7 crack.
EDUCATE OTHERS Friends don’t let friends use Internet Explorer 6. And neither should acquaintances. Educate others about moving off of Internet Explorer 6.
...because most OECD-based users are locked into IE6 because of corporate compatibility and most non-OECD users will never allow updates due to their install being illegal and update-crippled.
Microsoft are simply putting a PR bandaid on a problem they are powerless to solve.
Disagree. There will be a lot of people still using it; but 99% of lusers probably have never opened the windows update dialog and consequently never gotten a single optional update (like new IE versions) unless a geek friend/family member has done it behind their back.
They've made a fair amount of progress in the developing world too. If you compare the current map to the one from may, you'll see that IE6's share has dropped a lot almost everywhere. Excepting China and Japan the high use countries (colors other than blue) have mostly seen IE6's share fall by 1/3 to 1/2.
I also predict much larger hits to IE7/8 shares; since consumer apathy/ignorance (not opening WU) is probably responsible for a much larger share of non-upgrades there.
IMO, MS should take it a step farther and require IE upgrade optouts to be periodically confirmed (eg once/year); to prod people who held off for compatability reasons when the new version was bleeding edge; but forgot about it later on.
The really interesting question is if this will impact MSes overall market share. On one hand having a better IE installed might reduce the defect rate. On the other hand the sudden change might cause some people to become aware that there is more than just the browser their computer came with and try the competition. But on the gripping hand, might the lusers be so oblivious they don't even notice the change?
after this news, i decided to give IE9 a test. it makes all texts SMALLER than IE8. and there is no way of increasing the font size without breaking the layout (fonts configuration) or pixelating the images (zoom the page).
so i uninstalled it and now i downloaded the IE9-blocker tool. no IE9 to me.
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Where does it say it was launched today?pseudo7 - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
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Andrew.a.cunningham - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
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TOAOCyrus - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
WHAT THE FUCK CHINA?bupkus - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
Windows 2000 didn't require an Activations therefore it could be installed on as many computers as you wanted. I think IE 6.0 is the newest MS browser that can be installed.DanNeely - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
Warezdows XP is very popular in China. Disabling automatic updates is the easiest way to keep from accidentally getting WGA installed on your computer and severely downgrading your Warezdows experience.tipoo - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
China and India make up the bulk of IE6 use, no surprise there as from my experience many Windows licenses are illegitimate XP copies there. Even with the forced updates, you can't get the machines specifically set NOT to update.Japan, you have no excuse for the 6.5%, lol.
tipoo - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
Percentage per country I mean, not overall share. South Korea, you have no excuse either.Hows that edit button coming along, guys?
DanNeely - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
South Korean users actually do have an excuse for lagging badly; their govt otoh...A govt mandated ecommerce/online banking security system that required an IE6 plugin had held korean IE levels extremely high for years. Judging by current .kr stats (83% overall IE share), I suspect that their still isn't a non-IE option available. Their IE6 share is falling fast now; a year ago it was 24%
http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser_version-KR-mont...
Lerianis - Saturday, December 17, 2011 - link
With all due respect, why would those people still be using Windows XP if those are illegitimate copies? I mean, it doesn't take a savant to download Windows 7 and a crack for it (7Loader, etc.) and your system would run much better.Personally, I think that most of those copies in China and India are, wonder of wonders, legal copies of XP that people just haven't updated because they don't want to take the chance of getting a virus-infested Windows 7 crack.
cfaalm - Saturday, December 17, 2011 - link
Why on earth would you hold on to IE6 on a legal copy of XP?mino - Saturday, December 17, 2011 - link
Because you do not use it for anything besides Windows Update and like stability ?The same reason why would run Wnidows without the .NET baggage.
Jophiel04 - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
Quote of the day from the countdown page:EDUCATE OTHERS
Friends don’t let friends use Internet Explorer 6. And neither should acquaintances. Educate others about moving off of Internet Explorer 6.
logantauranga - Thursday, December 15, 2011 - link
...because most OECD-based users are locked into IE6 because of corporate compatibility and most non-OECD users will never allow updates due to their install being illegal and update-crippled.Microsoft are simply putting a PR bandaid on a problem they are powerless to solve.
DanNeely - Friday, December 16, 2011 - link
Disagree. There will be a lot of people still using it; but 99% of lusers probably have never opened the windows update dialog and consequently never gotten a single optional update (like new IE versions) unless a geek friend/family member has done it behind their back.They've made a fair amount of progress in the developing world too. If you compare the current map to the one from may, you'll see that IE6's share has dropped a lot almost everywhere. Excepting China and Japan the high use countries (colors other than blue) have mostly seen IE6's share fall by 1/3 to 1/2.
I also predict much larger hits to IE7/8 shares; since consumer apathy/ignorance (not opening WU) is probably responsible for a much larger share of non-upgrades there.
IMO, MS should take it a step farther and require IE upgrade optouts to be periodically confirmed (eg once/year); to prod people who held off for compatability reasons when the new version was bleeding edge; but forgot about it later on.
The really interesting question is if this will impact MSes overall market share. On one hand having a better IE installed might reduce the defect rate. On the other hand the sudden change might cause some people to become aware that there is more than just the browser their computer came with and try the competition. But on the gripping hand, might the lusers be so oblivious they don't even notice the change?
http://www.techi.com/2011/06/13rd-of-china-still-u...
Ahnilated - Friday, December 16, 2011 - link
Sounds like it is time to uninstall IE if MS is going to auto update it. I would never use it so there is no reason to even keep it.mino - Saturday, December 17, 2011 - link
yupmarc1000 - Sunday, December 18, 2011 - link
after this news, i decided to give IE9 a test. it makes all texts SMALLER than IE8. and there is no way of increasing the font size without breaking the layout (fonts configuration) or pixelating the images (zoom the page).so i uninstalled it and now i downloaded the IE9-blocker tool. no IE9 to me.
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