YouTube to drop support for IE6

**MIG-31** · Jul 14, 2009, 06:21 PM

YouTube will soon be dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 as it attempts to move users to a "more modern browser". Google, who owns YouTube, is pushing for users to upgrade to Chrome, Firefox or IE. It's no surprise that they are pushing for users to switch to Chrome with two advertisements to download the browser which Google is using to challenge Microsoft's IE 8.
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Source: Neowin

CDsDontBurn · Jul 14, 2009, 08:21 PM

if you can't upgrade to ie7, or at least FF2, then you've got some issues.

Customgamer1 · Jul 15, 2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

if you can't upgrade to ie7, or at least FF2, then you've got some issues.

No kidding.

Lets not even think about all the security holes that must be open with such a old browser. Anyone who uses it deserves to have youtube not work on it anymore!!!

CDsDontBurn · Jul 15, 2009, 03:33 AM

i would imagine that primarily businesses still use ie6. i for one, prefer ie7 over any other browser to date. although, FF 3.5 is really grabbing my attention. there are just few things that i wish FF had ie7 does. if FF had these features, i'm pretty sure i would move over entirely to FF.

haha, and this coming from a guy who loathed and despised FF just a few years ago

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Jul 14, 2009, 06:21 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	YouTube to drop support for IE6 YouTube will soon be dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 as it attempts to move users to a "more modern browser". Google, who owns YouTube, is pushing for users to upgrade to Chrome, Firefox or IE. It's no surprise that they are pushing for users to switch to Chrome with two advertisements to download the browser which Google is using to challenge Microsoft's IE 8. ____________ Source: Neowin __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Jul 14, 2009, 08:21 PM	#2
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,048 Rep Power: 157 System Specs	Re: YouTube to drop support for IE6 if you can't upgrade to ie7, or at least FF2, then you've got some issues. __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

Jul 15, 2009, 03:33 AM	#4
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,048 Rep Power: 157 System Specs	Re: YouTube to drop support for IE6 i would imagine that primarily businesses still use ie6. i for one, prefer ie7 over any other browser to date. although, FF 3.5 is really grabbing my attention. there are just few things that i wish FF had ie7 does. if FF had these features, i'm pretty sure i would move over entirely to FF. haha, and this coming from a guy who loathed and despised FF just a few years ago . __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297