Yeah, that's not the point, though. The point is that whatever reason users have for still using IE, that reason's not going away because of Windows 11.
If a large amount of popular websites either break or display a “browser not supported” message, particularly if they are web apps that people need to use for their job, then using IE becomes untenable. Seeing as popular frameworks are abandoning IE, this will become and increasingly common experience, so a chain reaction effect sets in.
Users should never see a "browser not supported" message. That's a failure state on that site. Instead there might be things like "new site features available if you upgrade your browser" or "click here to see what you might be missing". But you should never show a "this site is busted, go upgrade!" as users will just go to another site. Need more carrots, less sticks.
Totally disagree. Unless you actively test Internet Explorer, there is likely to be bugs. Letting the user know they won’t get a reliable experience ins a better experience than that. And realistically, for anybody using any of the frameworks mentioned, or new features like CSS grid, the experience in internet explorer will be unusable, and letting the user know why is a good idea.
Sure, presenting a "this browser is no longer supported" banner is helpful for users - and helps them make better decisions about their browser choice. My take was if at all possible don't show a broken experience and help the user make a positive choice towards a better browser / experience.
But yeah, unless there's some dedicated team working on old browser issues, then there's going to be more and more brokenness as the web evolves.
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Yeah, that's not the point, though. The point is that whatever reason users have for still using IE, that reason's not going away because of Windows 11.
If a large amount of popular websites either break or display a “browser not supported” message, particularly if they are web apps that people need to use for their job, then using IE becomes untenable. Seeing as popular frameworks are abandoning IE, this will become and increasingly common experience, so a chain reaction effect sets in.
Users should never see a "browser not supported" message. That's a failure state on that site. Instead there might be things like "new site features available if you upgrade your browser" or "click here to see what you might be missing". But you should never show a "this site is busted, go upgrade!" as users will just go to another site. Need more carrots, less sticks.
Totally disagree. Unless you actively test Internet Explorer, there is likely to be bugs. Letting the user know they won’t get a reliable experience ins a better experience than that. And realistically, for anybody using any of the frameworks mentioned, or new features like CSS grid, the experience in internet explorer will be unusable, and letting the user know why is a good idea.
Sure, presenting a "this browser is no longer supported" banner is helpful for users - and helps them make better decisions about their browser choice. My take was if at all possible don't show a broken experience and help the user make a positive choice towards a better browser / experience.
But yeah, unless there's some dedicated team working on old browser issues, then there's going to be more and more brokenness as the web evolves.