A few links to recent IE6 coverage.
Digg the Blog: Much Ado About IE6
“This goes directly to why most folks use IE6: they don’t have a choice. Three out of four IE6 users on Digg said they can’t upgrade due to some technical or workplace reason…Giving them a message saying, ‘Hey! Upgrade!’ in this case is not only pointless; it’s sadistic.”
BBC News | Technology: Microsoft backs long life for IE6 [support will continue until 2014, four years beyond their original deadline]
“‘Friends do not let friends use IE6,’ said Amy Barzdukas, Microsoft’s general manager for Internet Explorer.
‘If you are in my social set and I have been to your house for dinner, you are not using IE6,’ she said. ‘But it is much more complicated when you move into a business setting.’”
blogs.msdn.com | IEBlog: The Engineering Point Of View
“The engineering point of view on IE6 starts as an operating systems supplier. Dropping support for IE6 is not an option because we committed to supporting the IE included with Windows for the lifespan of the product. We keep our commitments.”
MoD to stick with IE6 despite security concerns
“According to parliamentary written answers received by Labour MP Tom Watson, the majority of [government] departments still require staff to use IE6. Most have plans to upgrade to the more secure IE7, and some to IE8, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has no plans to change.”
Conclusion: IE6, at least in corporate environments, isn’t going away for a few years yet.