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superdavidon Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"

At least their own new apps (Sharepoint 2010, online versions of Office) won't run in IE6, so that's pushing people towards newer versions.

The problem is, even if we get rid of IE6 today, IE7 will be the problem tomorrow, then IE8 the next day. It's not hard to foresee a time when we're all moaning about how terrible IE9 is (if we're not already).

superdavidon Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6"

Exactly. Microsoft's enterprise business is built on backwards compatibility, and they've already had a few breakages in recent years, with (most things in) Vista, and the recent announcement that Windows Mobile apps won't run in Windows Phone 7.

superdavidon Are the iPhone and iPad touchscreen interfaces usable and accessible enough?

As a fully sighted user, I struggle with the buttons on touch screens. When once texting while walking was so easy, with an iPhone you have to stop and look at what you're doing.