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Google killing off support for old browsers

article published on 4 June, 2011

Starting on August 1st, Google will drop support for old browsers. Such browsers include Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Safari 3 and Firefox 3.5 (or lower). If you choose to not upgrade (or cannot), Google says unfortunately: In these older browsers you may have trouble using certain features in Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs and Google Sites, and eventually these ... [ read the full article ]

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xnonsuchx
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_ 		5. June 2011 @ 02:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i.e. "only new browsers allow us to do all the unnecessarily flashy things we feel like doing just for the hell of it."
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patrick_
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_ 		5. June 2011 @ 04:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
IE6 support has been dropped over a year ago.

But I'm glad. Mayor companies shouldn't support old browsers. That way, small developers don't have to worry about them neither.
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bogwart16
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_ 		11. June 2011 @ 08:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There are major compatibility issues between XP and IE8. So Google are doing an Apple and telling me I have to buy a new OS? Get stuffed.
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rbi149
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_ 		11. June 2011 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just use Chrome. It's one hell of a lot faster than IE has ever been.
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bogwart16
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_ 		11. June 2011 @ 09:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a matter of principle. Why should I be forced into using a Google product because they can't/won't address the needs of the millions of people still using IE7?
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sweetdevin10
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_ 		11. June 2011 @ 10:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it seems like i wake up and there is a new computer app. or something new and it seems like it may cost people money they cannot afford. Espcially with the way the economy is going companys should be more thoughtfull
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