Say Farwell to Internet Explorer Six

Earlier today, Aten Design Group, a design firm in Denver, Colorado, hosted a mock funeral for Internet Explorer 6. The firm's funeral invitations were placed on their website, stating: "Internet Explorer Six, resident of the interwebs for over 8 years, died the morning of March 1, 2010 in Mountain View, California, as a result of a workplace injury sustained at the headquarters of Google, Inc."

At the memorial service, Internet Explorer Six resided in a coffin for its mourners to see (see image above). Those who attended were asked to share memories of the Internet Explorer software. One man was quoted saying, "I feel terrible admitting this, but ... I never really liked him. He had so many hang-ups, and he looked awful -- especially in his later years. But... he was always there when you needed him. You have to give him that."

When Aten Design Group first posted the mock funeral invitations, they were expecting a small number of attendees to pay their respects. As word spread about the death of Internet Explorer Six through online comments and Twitter tweets, the company soon realized that they had to book a larger space to hold the service. Although Internet Explorer 6 technically isn't dead yet, it is lagging. With a shift in website design from text heavy formats to more interactive multimedia formats, such as video, slide show, and sound, Internet Explorer 6 is unable to run the new technology as effectively as Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer 8.

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