According to TechCrunch this morning, YouTube is phasing out support for IE6. They don’t state an exact date and time, but they are warning users to download a modern browser. Although many web developers have opted to stop supporting the 2001 browser, this is the first instance of a company this large drawing a line in the sand.

IE6 is the bane for anyone developing a web based product and now that more and more PEG Channels are producing web based content, this has a direct effect on what you do. As a web developer myself, I for one applaud Google’s efforts and hope that this creates the tipping point for others to follow.

In fact, it dawned on me that I haven’t really reviewed PEGChannels.org in IE6 in a while, so I fired up the old dog to see how she faired. Most of the site looks fine, but there are areas with real problems. So, I’ve opted to follow Google’s lead and added a warning notice to the top of the page. I just don’t see the point in supporting a browser that is older than the iPod.

But what about you? Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing? How does this impact you and your viewers? And if you’re a die hard IE6 user, please share with us why.