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'Funeral' being held today for aging Web browser "IE6"
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Ok, I think these people all need to get lives !!
(CNN) -- More than 100 people, many of them dressed in black, are expected to gather around a coffin Thursday to say goodbye to an old friend.
The deceased? Internet Explorer 6.
The aging Web browser, survived by its descendants Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, is being eulogized at a tongue-in-cheek "funeral" hosted by Aten Design Group, a design firm in Denver, Colorado.
The memorial service will feature a coffin holding a "body" that has an IE6 logo for a head. Attendees are expected to eulogize the Microsoft browser by sharing remembrances, some of which have already been posted on the company's online funeral invitation.
Full Story 'Funeral' being held today for aging Web browser - CNN.com
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It is to be buried next to its close friend, the "N' word.
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"Novell" ... there, I said it! .... wait, I mean "Netscape" 
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Well, it's a comfort to know that NCSA Mosaic lives on as IE8.
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Headline should read: "CNN falls for Aten Design Group's marketing ploy"
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"One ticket to Washington, please. I have a date with destiny."
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'old on, he's not dead yet....
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Burn it! Burn it with fire!
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Trust me. I'm a Taco.
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If IE 6 dies, it'll just come back as a zombie.
Wait... most PCs running IE 6 are already zombies. We're too late!
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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I just hope its younger siblings don't match its lifespan.
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I wished I lived in Denver so that I could piss on IE 6's grave!
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 
Well, it's a comfort to know that NCSA Mosaic lives on as IE8.
Those of us involved with the NCSA would like to say that Mosaic would tell IE8 to get off it's lawn.
It's kinda weird, but two of the major browsers are direct derivatives of Mr. Andreessen's work. (Firefox coming down the Netscape side, IE coming from Mosaic via Spyglass.)
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As a web developer, I'd prefer an execution, instead of a funeral.
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