Yes, I know you don't care. Yes, I'm going to write about it anyway.

With absolutely no basis in research, I have concluded that as a web designer, I should no longer bend over backwards to pander to users of Internet Explorer version 6. I realize that there are basically two types of people still using this antiquated browser: those who are forced to, due to their jobs at companies which will not upgrade their software--for whatever obscure reason they choose to give--and those who simply don't care.

For those who don't care, the answer is a simple one. I'm not going to waste my time trying to give them a pleasant browsing experience if they won't take the time to upgrade their software. I am including in this group the technologically unschooled who don't upgrade their browser because they don't know how. I am sure that they experience tons of other problems with their computers and probably won't even notice the difference if my websites show up looking plain and boring instead of snazzy and exciting--like they always are!! (When viewed with the appropriate technology).

For those whose employers require them to plod along with the Internet's dinosaurs, I figure that an aesthetic experience is optional. They're at work to work--not to look at pretty things.

The way I see it, as long as my websites function in IE6, they don't have to look good. Thank Microsoft for conditional comments. I'll just send a message to IE6 browsers to disable the stylesheet and alert their user that the site could look much prettier if they picked a new browser. Problem solved. In probably 5 minutes of coding time.

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