oogle's YouTube will drop support for Microsoft's nearly-nine-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in just over two weeks, the popular video site has announced.
"Support stops on March 13," said YouTube in an updated Q&A on a page dedicated to older browser support, which was first noticed by Ars Technica. "Stopped support essentially means that some future features on YouTube will be rolled out that won't work in older browsers."
IE6 isn't the only aged browser that YouTube has put on its hit list: It will also stop supporting 2005's Safari 2.x, 2006's Firefox 2.x and 2009's Chrome 3.x. IE6, however, is the oldest by far: Microsoft released the browser in mid-2001, several months before shipping Windows XP.
YouTube started warning users of those older browsers in mid-2009 that it would eventually cease supporting them as it rolled out new features and functionality. This is the first time that the site has slapped a date on the stoppage, however.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161058/
"Support stops on March 13," said YouTube in an updated Q&A on a page dedicated to older browser support, which was first noticed by Ars Technica. "Stopped support essentially means that some future features on YouTube will be rolled out that won't work in older browsers."
IE6 isn't the only aged browser that YouTube has put on its hit list: It will also stop supporting 2005's Safari 2.x, 2006's Firefox 2.x and 2009's Chrome 3.x. IE6, however, is the oldest by far: Microsoft released the browser in mid-2001, several months before shipping Windows XP.
YouTube started warning users of those older browsers in mid-2009 that it would eventually cease supporting them as it rolled out new features and functionality. This is the first time that the site has slapped a date on the stoppage, however.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161058/