Now must be the time to get rid of IE 6 with IE 9 being launched

Now must be the time to get rid of IE 6 with IE 9 being launched

Microsoft marked the release of the latest release of its web browser with a party at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

The display of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) marks the latest update from the three most popular browsers round the world, as they brawl for share of how consumers will view the internet as it moves into the next generation of HTML 5.

A decade ago, the browser was used to look at simple text and images. Now they are moving to deal with HTML5, an advanced set of web commands that allow a browser to show streaming media and animation without methods such as Flash.

A superior manager at Microsoft said: "The vast majority of consumers will soon have a HTML5 browser. This will be a big advancement in the history of the web."

As the browsers change, the market is more competitive than ever as use of the internet rises.

Internet Explorer still dominates the browser market, but has dropped from over 90 per cent less than 10 years ago to 57 per cent this year, according to Net Applications.

The change over started in 2004 when Mozilla launched Firefox, a not-for-profit open source initiative. Jay Sullivan, vice-president of products at Mozilla, said: "Now competition is good. There are three or four modern browsers out there. It's a vibrant market, rich competition helps." He added that Microsoft's new browser was a "Mozilla achievement. We introduced competition, now we have IE9."

Web designer anddevelopers have been trying to get rid of IE 6 now for years but it keeps hanging around. Please upgrade.

Competition was increased further by a ruling from the European Commission. In December 2009, the competition watchdog accepted undertakings by Microsoft to remedy allegations it was illegally bundling its browser with Windows.

Last week, Google released an update of Chrome, which it said would run the most complicated web applications faster. It added that speed "isn't just about pure brawn in the browser, it's also about saving time with simple interfaces".

Anders Sandholm, a product manager for Chrome, said: "Things are happening in the market and people are becoming more aware of the choices. Speed, simplicity and security is important to gain and retain users' excitement."

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