News Analysis: It’s not often that Internet Explorer 6 comes up in conversation these days. But it’s in the news again after some of its remaining friends and enemies organized a funeral service for this moribund, yet still widely-used version of the Microsoft Web browser. It’s time to discuss why, after so many years of availability, Internet Explorer 6 must be laid to rest now and forever.
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A group of more than 100 people will gather in Denver, Colorado
Thursday to finally put Internet Explorer 6 to rest. The funeral will be used
to signify the long-overdue demise
of Microsoft’s browser, which has been in operation for
much of the past decade. The funeral also comes jus…