My jaw dropped on receiving this email. I mean literally, dropped. It's almost as if the government were to call me and tell me I had to use an asbestos filled mattress for my baby's crib.
My current employer has decreed that IE6 is the only supported browser in the organization and that they will be removing any Netscape/Mozilla installations.
I'm not going to say much for fear of backlash from my employer should they read this but in all honesty, this a step backwards.
Oh how I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the meetings wherein this was decided. Just to hear the rational.
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Supporting only one broser, that's one thing, since that means less work for the admins. But disallowing other broswers is plain stupid. Why do they care? It's not as is IE was the most secure...
They didn't even explain why, ask people's opinions, and you feel you can't even express your views? Man, I'm sorry for you, this does not sound like a fine place to work at...
Are you working for Micro$oft??
Wow - as another commenter said, I have no trouble imagining support only one but actively uninstalling other browsers seems silly, unless you're concerned about security. And from the security perspective, selecting IE over Firefox doesn't make any real sense, so that would be a hard argument to make.
When you walk past them whisper in their ear:
"Zero-day web-based trojan infection"
:) If they give you a blank stare, then they had it coming when it happens.
Oh man.. do I feel for ya. I always load in firefox wherever I work. I can't imagine browsing without it..
We've just got that same email where we work. I was soo mad and insulted! This is probably just an IT idiot trying to prove that he is doing is job.
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