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Ed Bott: It’s time to stop using IE6

[The idea that anyone doesn’t know what this guy is saying][link] makes me wonder why the US financial system doesn’t collapse more often due to the fucking insane IT systems in place at it’s major corporations.

In other words: [I hear next week he’s going to say it’s time to stop using floppy disks.][df]

[link]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1645 “It’s time to stop using IE6 | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com”
[df]: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/01/18/ed-bott-ie “This link on Daring Fireball”

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Google Chrome Frame

[A plugin for Internet Explorer on Windows that aims to bring modern HTML5 capabilities to IE][link]. I’m not sure exactly how much this will help web developers: One of the major sticking points that makes IE still so widely-used is that users in large organizations *aren’t allowed to install things*. Not even plugins.

[link]: http://code.google.com/chrome/chromeframe/ “Google Chrome Frame – Google Code”

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Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension

[Installing addons to non-Microsoft software without meaningful notification][link]. Anyone who thinks the Zune HD or Windows 7 will be *better*, remember that this is where their instincts lie.

[link]: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/05/microsoft_update_quietly_insta.html?wprss=securityfix “Security Fix – Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension”

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Windows 7 Starter Edition Only Runs 3 Applications At Once

[This seems like a joke, but it is legitimate][link]. Microsoft is not only pushing this incredibly anti-user “functionality”, but they’re selling it specifically to poor, developing nations.

I guess their hope is once they need more than 3 applications open, the poor fucks will pony up for Windows 7 Pro Starter Extreme Edition or whatever.

[link]: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/windows-7-starter-edition.html “Windows 7 Starter Edition Only Runs 3 Applications At Once”