Google Chrome introduces Chrome Frame Internet Explorer plugin

You probably know IE6 won’t die anytime soon and so does Google, but they came out with a solution. The Chrome Frame is a plugin for Internet Explorer ( 6,7,8 ) and brings the latest web technologies to the self-proclaimed browser, which also makes it run faster.
Everything sounds just great, especially for developers, doesn’t it ? Well, it’s not, because the not-so-geek users that still use IE6 won’t probably install the Chrome Frame and they won’t find out it exists, for the same reason they didn’t upgrade to a newer version of the so-called browser or even install a real one, like Firefox or Chrome.

We’re building Google Chrome Frame to help web developers deliver faster, richer applications like Google Wave. Recent JavaScript performance improvements and the emergence of HTML5 have enabled web applications to do things that could previously only be done by desktop software.

So Google wants to make people emulate Chrome in Internet Explorer, but why would you want to do it ? Isn’t it easier to just install Google Chrome itself ? I can only see a few cases that really need the Chrome Frame, not being allowed to install another browser, though they might not be able to install the plugin either.

In conclusion, Google’s attempt does offer developers a hope, but it might be a dead cause, because of those that don’t want to understand IE6 must die.