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Google to scrap support for IE6 in its Apps

Thu, February 04, 2010

Late last week, Google announced it would phase out old browser support next month on Google Docs and Google Sites.

“We plan to begin phasing out support of these older browsers on the Google Docs suite and the Google Sites editor on March 1, 2010. Later in 2010, we will start to phase out support for these browsers for Google Mail and Google Calendar.”

“We plan to stop supporting older browsers for the rest of the Google Apps suite, including Gmail, later in 2010,” a Google spokesperson confirmed with Ars.

Adding all browser versions below IE7, Firefox 3.0, Chrome 4.0, and Safari 3.0, it’s clear that at least one in four users are using browsers that Google plans to stop supporting. There’s no telling if this number is the same for those who access Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, or Google Sites; Ars asked, but Google refused to provide data from its end.