Web evolves quickly. Many of today’s websites and web application does not work in aged; outdated browsers. There was a time you had very few choices but now you have many options to choose from.

So why it is time to update to newer generation of browser?
1.) Pages on the website look better; be easier to use
2.) Outdated browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 don’t follow the web standards
3.) Old-fashioned browsers are full of bugs and have many security issues as virus and malware
4.) Web designers/developers waste their time fixing and finding workarounds of outdated browser bugs
5.) Lack support from modern technology such as HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, etc.
6.) Affects the quality of website rendering.

Old browsers are vulnerable to attacks; they are not updated version with the latest security and features. Which leads to stolen password, bank account information, etc however, updated version guard securities. Consequently, I recommend to switch to proficient; updated; newer generation of browser such as Google Chrome with added layer of protection known as ‘sandbox’, which prevents infecting your computer.

Alas, I don’t see older version of browsers such as IE6 is going away just yet. The majority of remaining users are probably those who locked into corporate setup and have to wait until next stable release of windows to be out.