Google: will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8

Google announced Google Apps service will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 as of November near
Still surf with version 8 of Internet Explorer? If so - should you upgrade, or say goodbye to the Google Web services. The company announced that as of November 15, the services of its Google Apps will stop supporting this browser as part of a trend to support only in current browsers. This change will not affect, of course, on a search engine, YouTube and Google Plus.


"We support the latest version of Google Chrome (updated automatically), and the current version and the last of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. Every time coming out a new version of one of these browsers - we begin to support it, and stop supporting version before last," reads a blog post published by the Company . "Internet Explorer 10 will be launched in -26.10.12, and as a result - we stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 shortly thereafter. Following November 15th, users will access Google Apps services with Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending them to upgrade the browser."
This action problem Google is Explorer 8 is the latest Microsoft browser that users can run Windows XP operating system, which is a change - still exists in homes and companies, and boasts a market share of 28.8%. Internet Explorer 8 controls 13.7% market share of browsers, and all versions of modern browsers - is the world's second - when the first place is version 9 of IE. Windows XP users, therefore, be forced to install a non-Microsoft browser to continue using Google Apps services.
Google is a first significant web software stopped supporting IE 8. Microsoft pledged to continue to support this version of its browser for Windows 7 2020.

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