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Title: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: chorleydave on June 03, 2011, 23:50

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Google is phasing out support for older browsers from 1 August.

Those using IE7, Safari 3, Firefox 3.5 and their predecessors to view Gmail, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites will then lose some functions.

Eventually, it warned, these web services will stop working for those sticking with older browsers.

The move is part of a trend to stop the use of ageing browsers which can be insecure and not sophisticated enough to handle the latest web technologies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13639875

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: sam on June 04, 2011, 08:34

Tis a gutsy nice. Bet there none swish gmail interface will work

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: Rik on June 04, 2011, 10:41

Interesting move, oddly Google could be doing us all a favour in the process by forcing people to use more secure browsers.

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: Simon on June 04, 2011, 11:49

Won't affect me.  :)

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: Rik on June 04, 2011, 11:59

Not till Google achieve world domination, anyway. ;D

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: Simon on June 04, 2011, 12:01

So, next week then?  :)

Title: Re: Google to Abandon Older Browsers
Post by: Rik on June 04, 2011, 12:07

I was thinking more of August 12.  ;)