Google Confirms YouTube IE6 Browser Support to Cease

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Back at the beginning of February we advised you that Google would be dropping its support of IE6 concerning its Web Apps, including Google Docs, and now, unsurprisingly, Google are starting to remind YouTube users using IE6 that they are set to drop support of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 browser.

In a warning box that appears when users access YouTube using IE6 Google states:

“On March 13, we are dropping support for your browser. You’ll still be able to watch videos after that date, but new features may not work properly.” It then goes on to offer a helpful push in ‘the right direction’ stating that “There must be 50 ways to leave your browser – here are 5”.

Again, unsurprisingly, the browsers Google are pushing you towards, whilst including a latter iteration of IE, namely IE8, also promotes Chrome (well of course) as well as specifically also suggesting Opera 10, Firefox 3.6 and Safari 4.

In actual fact, Goggle aren’t specifically targeting IE (though it makes a catchy headline) but are rather targeting all older browsers such as any browser version prior to Firefox 3.0, Chrome 4.0, or Safari 3.0 with a Google spokesperson stating “We’re following other companies that have done the same, like Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft for Office Web Apps.”

Of course if you’re intent on keeping with IE6, or any other outdated browser, Google have been keen to stress that you’ll still have access to YouTube videos but you won’t be able to expect any new features to offer your browser support – but quite why you’d want to stick with an outdated browser is beyond us, whether a user of YouTube or Google’s Web Apps or not (it does shock me, however, looking at my Web Analytics just how many people are still with the likes of IE6).