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Help Kill Internet Explorer 6 (ie6update.com)
7 points by mgrouchy on Jan 14, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


http://almost.done21.com/2009/04/announcing-ie6-update-help-...

^^ ie6update bars author discussing the ethics of the situation.

I'll probably add this to my blog pointing to a browser choice page like the MS Windows "web browser ballot" screen.


I'm posting this cause it is worth discussion. Do you think this is harmful or helpful?

Myself, I am kind of against anything that tricks our users. Something like this can also be manipulated to trick users to install malicious software which also makes me wary.


It's like those popups that are made to look like system menus. This one just doesn't happen to pump your computer full of malware.




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