XII - Browser Support

6/7/2011

To move IntraWeb forward we must remove support for older browsers. We had planned to support a certain level of browsers, but recently Google announced that they too would be dropping support for older browsers. This move by Google allows us to further adapt our policy and allow us to both move IntraWeb forward and elimiante a lot of older code.

Google

Google has announced their support policy for browser which will be effective August 1, 2011:

• BBC - Google to abandon older browsers
• Google - Our plans to support modern browsers across Google Apps

In short, Google will only support the latest major version of a browser, and one release before it. That means, as of August 1, Google will only support:

• Firefox 3.6+
• Internet Explorer 8+
• Safari 4+
• Chrome 11+
• Opera - No mention by Google
  

Browser Statistics

Statistics with regard to browser usage and versions can be seen here:

• Wikipedia
• W3 Schools Browser Stats
  

IntraWeb XII

For IntraWeb XII, we plan to follow the same support plan as Google closely, with a few exceptions:

• Firefox 3.6+
• Internet Explorer 8+
• Safari 5+
• Chrome 11+
• Opera 11+

Safari

The reason for supporting only Safari 5 is two fold. First, older Safari versions have some pretty nasty bugs and Safari already is a low percentage browser. However it is the browser of Apple users and necessary to support. Secondly, looking at Safari's numbers show little need to support Safari 4:

Opera

Opera's numbers are very small. We will support Opera in "tolerance mode" for Opera 11. IntraWeb XII will recognize and accept Opera, but only basic investment in testing and support will be offered.

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