Youtube.com や Digg.com などのいくつかの大規模サイトは、Internet Explorer 6 Web ブラウザのサポートを放棄したいと考えていますが (第一に、ブラウザに存在する脆弱性のため、第二に、すでに 8 年前であり、その後 2 つの IE バージョンがリリースされているため)、Microsoft は、Windows XP (IE6 が含まれる OS) が延長サポート期間 (つまり 2014 年 4 月まで) である限り、引き続き Internet Explorer 6 のサポートを提供すると発表しました。

Totodata Microsoft a explicat si de ce retragerea suportului pentru IE6 nu este inca luata in calcul: deoarece multi utilizatori ai acestui browser nu stiu cum, nu pot (referire la cei care folosesc IE6 la servici) sau nu vor sa upgradeze la o versiune mai noua. In plus, Microsoft a declarat si ca:

The engineering point of view on IE6 starts as an operating systems supplier. Dropping support for IE6 is not an option because we committed to supporting the IE included with Windows for the lifespan of the product. We keep our commitments。

Chiar daca IE6 a fost catalogat ca facand parte din primele 25 cele mai proaste produse tech/software din toate timpurile (mai exact, ocupa locul 8) si este recomandat ca toti utilizatorii IE sa upgradeze la ultima versiune (Internet Explorer 8), trebuie sa se tina cont si de faptul ca folosirea unui anumit browser tine direct de vointa persoanei responsabile pentru PC-ul (sau, mai ales, PC-urile) pe care este folosit.

P.S.- Despre IE6：

Full of features, easy to use, and a virtual engraved invitation to hackers and other digital delinquents, Internet Explorer 6.x might be the least secure software on the planet. How insecure? In June 2004, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) took the unusual step of urging PC users to use a browser–any browser–other than IE. Their reason: IE users who visited the wrong Web site could end up infected with the Scob or Download.Ject keylogger, which could be used to steal their passwords and other personal information. Microsoft patched that hole, and the next one, and the one after that, and so on, ad infinitum.