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Google Tells Users To Drop IE6

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-mom-still-won't-do-it dept.

Kelly writes "Google is now urging Gmail users to drop Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in favor of Firefox or Chrome. Google recently removed Firefox from the Google Pack bundle, replaced it with Chrome, then added a direct download link for Chrome on Google and YouTube. Google's decision to list IE6 as an unsupported Gmail browser does not affect just consumers: Tens of thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses that run Google Apps hosted services may dump IE6 as well. What's especially interesting is the fact that Mozilla is picking up two out of three browser users that Microsoft surrenders."

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  1. Re:Makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Unlike Firefox, IE7 doesn't support Win2k.

  2. Re:Makes sense by Trashman · · Score: 5, Informative

    FYI, Chrome is unsupported on Win2k as well.

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  3. Re:Makes sense by David+Gerard · · Score: 5, Informative

    Working on it!

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