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Freakin WAHHH .. how about an IT Prospective on this.. huh? Here you go.
We JUST.. i mean last month... upgraded to IE 7.

Here are my reasons for waiting:
1. Compatibility: We use many websites run by various state, local and private agencies. Each has its own security scheme with logins, java, etc. Beyond those, we have internal applications that also use asp and javascript that need to be compatible with IE7. In december we confirmed that the last site we were waiting on finally became IE7 compatible.

2. We have a security policy and standard setup that works with IE6. We know its effective at stopping most problems and giving the users access to the areas they need to get their work done. Testing an IE7 policy is not at the top of our list of priorities when we have to ensure the daily operation of a heatlh network.

3. Other browsers dont have an active directory control policy. ( because of that we forbid via policy both written and AD their installation )

4. If problems arrise, that affects productivity. If we see a decline in productivity, we see a decline in revenue. This must be avoided at all turns.

Just a comment on this also.. did you see MS's email about IE8 being ready for testing? It said... if your website is not compatible... you need to fix it or you can insert them line of code. I cannot put end users through that.
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Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  Loverock Davidson | 04/30/09
Whah?... Loverock uses a non-MS product for browsing?  Metronome49 | 05/01/09
L.D., *Why* . . .  wwoc1 | 05/01/09
Because...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
SaaS will never fly  ccrashh2@... | 04/30/09
RE: IT control may be short sighted  Cyrorm | 04/30/09
You may be missing a point.  deowll | 05/02/09
Freakin WAHHH .. how about an IT Prospective on this.. huh? Here you go.  Been_Done_Before | 04/30/09
Totally agree...  ccrashh2@... | 04/30/09
Have only yourself to blame. Maybe stick to W3C standards next time. [nt]  olePigeon | 04/30/09
Nobody in business cares about W3C.  Sleeper Service | 05/01/09
Re: Nobody in business cares about W3C.  Jamik | 05/01/09
Hmmm, a correllation ?  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
What a flipping surprise  fairportfan | 05/01/09
Nobody in business cares about W3C?  Info-Dave | 05/03/09
W3C released after IE6  midcapwarrior@... | 07/28/09
Which Standards?  jparr | 05/01/09
The ever evolving standards of a vibrant technology  Info-Dave | 05/03/09
There were two options, the incompatible one was chosen.  olePigeon | 05/22/09
Add Adobe to that mess  jparr | 05/01/09
Daily updates? Exaggeration much?  Lerianis10 | 07/28/09
Perfect Storm  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
"I cannot put end users through that."  fairportfan | 05/01/09
Flawin chart - Firefox supports NT Authentication  The-Bytemaster | 04/30/09
at&t  xicanonaztlanca | 04/30/09
I don't think it's IE  deowll | 05/02/09
Not such a shocker. MS does what it can to ensure lock-in. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 04/30/09
Microsoft does nothing to 'lock-in' people  Lerianis | 04/30/09
@Lerianis  Axsimulate | 04/30/09
Do you have a clue?  SimonUK2 | 04/30/09
So...  zkiwi | 04/30/09
@zkiwi  Axsimulate | 05/01/09
MS Office runs on Apple  deowll | 05/02/09
Porting IE to other OSs  mystic100 | 05/01/09
Actually...  nix_hed | 05/03/09
Microsoft Products running on a non-Microsoft OS...  nix_hed | 05/03/09
Or, alternatlively...  Sleeper Service | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  Axsimulate | 04/30/09
Re: web apps that simple don't work with anything else  bb_apptix | 05/06/09
Yeah...  Jeremy W | 04/30/09
Safari...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
What planet are you from?  deowll | 05/02/09
Configured correctly,  nix_hed | 05/03/09
Corporate IT has remote configuration tools  midcapwarrior@... | 07/28/09
Those 'custom-apps' should be using a custom browser  Lerianis | 04/30/09
No.  SimonUK2 | 04/30/09
I hear you but disagree  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
To a great extent...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
They pretty much have.  deowll | 05/02/09
"Companies are worried about custom apps that may fail"  d.gruntled | 04/30/09
Which...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
Better if you hadn't painted yourself into this corner in the first place.  deowll | 05/02/09
Did you really think...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/04/09
XP Mode in Windows 7...  Info-Dave | 05/04/09
You mean through XPM?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/04/09
Right...let's all drop our ERP systems now.  chutikorn@... | 05/04/09
So here's a compromise  Info-Dave | 05/05/09
Same reason that Microsoft dominates the OS market  jorjitop | 04/30/09
Some nations seem to be going linux.  deowll | 05/02/09
Stupid enterprises love IE6  qmlscycrajg | 05/01/09
Obviously you are a user, not IT.  Hates Idiots | 05/01/09
Nope...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
The Fed  odcchaz | 05/01/09
These moron developers are RELYING on IE6!  deowll | 05/02/09
Their bosses gave them the green light  Info-Dave | 05/03/09
Actually, it's good!  markbn | 05/01/09
Well..  odcchaz | 05/01/09
You're kidding right?  markbn | 05/02/09
Is there an IE7?  Reged | 05/01/09
We see the $$ you do not.  Hates Idiots | 05/01/09
Gosh, my heart...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
It's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault!  Info-Dave | 05/03/09
That's part of it.  deowll | 05/02/09
Hell everyone where I work turns off automatic updates  Breetai | 05/01/09
At home it's their problem.  deowll | 05/02/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  Jamik | 05/01/09
I don't think I'd hire this guy.  deowll | 05/02/09
XP SP3 Comes With IE6  MichP | 05/01/09
I uninstalled IE8 and went back to IE7  Telexer | 05/01/09
Let's expand that...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  nessrapp | 05/01/09
Tough noogies.  fairportfan | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  terry@... | 05/01/09
Oh, man...  fairportfan | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  w_c_mead | 05/01/09
Blame "neolegacy" apps  jparr | 05/01/09
Web coders shouldn't care  dbrimlow | 05/01/09
Software Engineers Do Care  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
Re: Software Engineers Do Care  rausanka | 05/01/09
Use GWT  shis-ka-bob | 05/23/09
Agreed  fairportfan | 05/01/09
Almost no web sites that need IE6  deowll | 05/02/09
Stats Don't Add Up  rausanka | 05/01/09
Enterprise geeks surfing the net  radu.m | 05/01/09
The Campaign Against IE6  rausanka | 05/01/09
IE6 love? What a bunch of BULL!  Narg | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  rausanka | 05/01/09
Incoherent assumption  progan01@... | 05/01/09
Ever heard of PortableApps?  eyemeansit | 05/01/09
Great Point  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
Of course you are right...  deowll | 05/02/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves  night-hunter | 05/01/09
Point taken, almost  ScotlynHatt | 05/01/09
Enterprise IT is trumped by app compatibility  netminder | 05/01/09
I suspect the reason is simple...  deowll | 05/02/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  schroder@... | 05/01/09
Where do your get these figures?  marcyves | 05/01/09
0% at home sounds about right.  deowll | 05/02/09
Piss Poor Reporting  pizzaman7 | 05/01/09
and you wonder why security in Windows is a joke  marks055@... | 05/01/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  deowll | 05/02/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  rdhalsteatzd | 05/02/09
Think of having 3,000 employees and at best maybe 10% are computer literate  deowll | 05/02/09
IE6's much easier to use  travellingpolander | 05/03/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  dobick@... | 05/04/09
Huh?  Timothy (TRiG) | 05/05/09
RE: Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6  Migration Expert Zone | 05/05/09
Re: It's a mystery  bb_apptix | 05/06/09
The 'enterprise' is only sticking with IE6  Lerianis10 | 07/28/09

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