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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Aug 3, 2013, 01:12 PM Aug 2013

what's up with China ? Internet Explorer 6 Countdown site

http://www.ie6countdown.com/

Why are so many Chinese still using it ? I don't get it. IE7 has been out since October 2006. Win8.1 is now on IE11. Anyone know why ?

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what's up with China ? Internet Explorer 6 Countdown site (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2013 OP

I found this. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #1

thanks for that ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #3

IE6 shipped with XP. Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #2

thanks ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #4

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)

1. I found this.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 01:55 PM

Aug 2013

Most government, bank and shopping websites only work with IE6, meaning you can Chrome or Firefox it all you want… until it’s time to send an online payment or do anything at all involving the government. While the country’s slick, high-tech companies gorge themselves on gleaming Apple products, HR and finance departments have to continuously uncheck that “IE8” box during new installations of pirate copies of XP.

Read more: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-does-china-still-use-fax-machines-and-internet-explorer-6--2#ixzz2aviVPTA3
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