If Google's serious about competing they shouldn't set up roadblocks that their biggest competitor, Facebook, doesn't have. And even if Facebook didn't exist,

If Google's serious about competing they shouldn't set up roadblocks that their biggest competitor, Facebook, doesn't have. And even if Facebook didn't exist, Google's trying to make a site that thrives on user information so it makes no sense to create barriers when users come along. Maybe a small web site doesn't have to support every browser, but Google has the resources to test anything they want. Besides, Opera and WebKit-based browsers are really good and aren't likely to show many new bugs.