YouTube to drop support for IE6
July 14, 2009 – 11:18 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.
TechCrunch cites that YouTube is trying to follow in Digg’s footsteps where it recently expressed interest in dropping support for the legacy browser. “Digg’s User Experience Architect Mark Trammell at the time wrote that the site is strongly considering removing essential features like digging and commenting for IE6 users. He explained that while IE6 users make up around 5% of site traffic, it only accounts for 1% of diggs, buries, and comments.”
