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Killing IE6 Helps Fight World Hunger (Really!)

For the month of September, those of you who use MSIE might want to consider this news I found on Mashable:

Killing IE6 Helps Fight World Hunger (Really!)

Can?t convince your library to upgrade from IE6? Tell them it?s to fight world hunger.

Microsoft has vowed to continue support of MSIE6 until the end of its life cycle, around 2012. Still, that doesn?t mean they don?t want to get IE6 users to upgrade.

Their latest (and newly extended) promotion involves donating 16 meals for every user who upgrades from IE6 to IE8 during Hunger Action Month, which starts Sept. 1st:

Like Mashable, I'm a fan of any campaign that both fights hunger and helps destroy IE6. If fighting world hunger isn?t a good enough reason to abandon an outdated browser that does nothing for your library's image, perhaps nothing is. And while you're at it, offer the Firefox option as well on your public access PC's. I don't know if they're feeding the hungry...anyone?

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).