Monday, February 1, 2010

Google Looks To Eliminate IE6.0, Older Browser Support

Google said Monday afternoon that it is looking to phase out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, as well as other older browsers, as part of an upgrade of its Google Apps service. The firm emailed administrators using Google Apps, saying that it is eliminating the IE 6.0 support because it wants to deliver "more sophisticated features and performance" of newer browsers, including the HTML5 standard and faster Javascript. The firm said it would begin phaseout on March 1st, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites. The firm said the support elimination would also eventually include Google Mail and Google Calendar later in 2010. Google said support will now include Internet Explorer 7.0 and above, Firefox 3.0 and above, Google Chrome 4.0 and above, and Safari 3.0 and above.