Why don't people just stop developing sites to cater to IE6?

I don't understand why developers continue to program things to accommodate IE6. People should update the browser they use, right?

I've already seen many firms completely stop developing for IE6, with a big article on their front page stating their update recommendations.

What are your reasons to continue developing for this buggy old dinosaur? If you say you must for your work, state why your organization continues to develop for IE6.

Of course, a community wiki, just because I'd like to see some reasons (if any).

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I try to make our web applications simple, testing on IE7, and hope that it still works on IE6. Sometimes I get complaints from our customers (which is both end user and provider, since it is internal intranet application) that it does not work on IE6 and I tear my hair off and try to fix it as best I can. I also ask our on site support person why they don't upgrade, but I get no good answer other than "company policy". Even though we know it's a bad policy...

answered 2009-11-24T13:38:33.910

Why don't people just stop developing sites to cater to IE6?

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