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> Sorry, your browser is not currently supported. Please try again using Chrome or Safari. Totally unacceptable and shameful.

pvinis 4y ago
and it doesn't work on iOS, and even tells me to use safari for mobile
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  I am using Firefox on Desktop. It feels like the year 2005 browsing corporate intranet that only works in IE6. We've come a long way in 17 years ;-).
  - pixelpoet 4y ago
    Thank god Google came and sorted out the internet for us, it's such a utopia now compared to before. People need to link AMP pages more often!
- doctor_eval 4y ago
  Works for me on iPad. Maybe they are watching?
makeitdouble 4y ago
Reading your comment I thought it was just a warning banner, to give an out in case some elements are broken. But no, the whole main content is blocked for non supported browsers (side pages like FAQ stay available)
mrtksn 4y ago
People think that the new IE is Safari but it's actually Chrome. IE wasn't problematic because it lacked features, on the contrary, IE was very innovative but non-standart. This pushed developers into creating web pages using the fancy but IE only futures, thus to have full experience you had to use IE. "IE being bad but still had to use it" phase was only possible thanks to that. In this particular case it might not be a Chrome specific thing but it gives me goosebumps when I see I'm directed to use a particular browser. Most of the times, its "Use Chrome for full experience".
- tiborsaas 4y ago
  You missed the part of failing to implement CSS properly, really hard to debug and being a security nightmare. You might dislike Chrome for its privacy concerns, but it's a damn solid browser.
  - mrtksn 4y ago
    I like Chrome, I don't like being pushed to use Chrome because I use Safari due to its performance, low battery impact and iOS-macOS integration. The bad parts of IE happened when Microsoft dropped the ball but users had to use it anyway because everything was already made for IE the non-standart way and the developers had to keep making things for IE because everyone used IE. Catch-22. I don't want make people stop using Chrome, it's a solid browser. I simply want me having the option not use it. Today Chrome is very good but what happens if Google mismanages it like Microsoft or abuses its position because an MBA looked at it and had an idea? Some already argue that Chrome is not what used to be and Google already does some sketchy things. I think Its vital to keep our way out intact.
    - dtech 4y ago
      It's unlikely to happen because the incentives are different. 00's Microsoft stopped IE development when they had a monopoly because they wanted everyone on Windows. The web was a competitor, they tried to stifle it. Google makes all of their money on the web. They want everyone on their browser and for the experience to be as good as possible.
      - mrtksn 4y ago
        There are plenty of articles and reports on the loss of effectiveness of the Google Search and the dying of the self hosted content. There’s also a lot of attempts to transform the web into something else because it has become horrible. I would not say that Google’s incentives are aligned with the rest of the participants. Google may very well take defensive actions against anything that challenges the status quo.
      - deleted 4y ago
smcl 4y ago
Exactly. This is extremely petty and particularly among software developers who are keenly aware of this sort of behaviour, a little bit self-defeating.
hulitu 4y ago
Why ? If you want to work at Google you shall embrace the company's "culture".
- dx034 4y ago
  Exactly, I don't get these complains. It's literally for people who want to work at Google. If you don't want to use Google products you're clearly not the target audience.

pvinis 4y ago

and it doesn't work on iOS, and even tells me to use safari for mobile

systemvoltage 4y ago
I am using Firefox on Desktop. It feels like the year 2005 browsing corporate intranet that only works in IE6. We've come a long way in 17 years ;-).
- pixelpoet 4y ago
  Thank god Google came and sorted out the internet for us, it's such a utopia now compared to before. People need to link AMP pages more often!
doctor_eval 4y ago
Works for me on iPad. Maybe they are watching?

makeitdouble 4y ago

Reading your comment I thought it was just a warning banner, to give an out in case some elements are broken. But no, the whole main content is blocked for non supported browsers (side pages like FAQ stay available)

mrtksn 4y ago

People think that the new IE is Safari but it's actually Chrome. IE wasn't problematic because it lacked features, on the contrary, IE was very innovative but non-standart. This pushed developers into creating web pages using the fancy but IE only futures, thus to have full experience you had to use IE. "IE being bad but still had to use it" phase was only possible thanks to that. In this particular case it might not be a Chrome specific thing but it gives me goosebumps when I see I'm directed to use a particular browser. Most of the times, its "Use Chrome for full experience".

tiborsaas 4y ago
You missed the part of failing to implement CSS properly, really hard to debug and being a security nightmare. You might dislike Chrome for its privacy concerns, but it's a damn solid browser.
- mrtksn 4y ago
  I like Chrome, I don't like being pushed to use Chrome because I use Safari due to its performance, low battery impact and iOS-macOS integration. The bad parts of IE happened when Microsoft dropped the ball but users had to use it anyway because everything was already made for IE the non-standart way and the developers had to keep making things for IE because everyone used IE. Catch-22. I don't want make people stop using Chrome, it's a solid browser. I simply want me having the option not use it. Today Chrome is very good but what happens if Google mismanages it like Microsoft or abuses its position because an MBA looked at it and had an idea? Some already argue that Chrome is not what used to be and Google already does some sketchy things. I think Its vital to keep our way out intact.
  - dtech 4y ago
    It's unlikely to happen because the incentives are different. 00's Microsoft stopped IE development when they had a monopoly because they wanted everyone on Windows. The web was a competitor, they tried to stifle it. Google makes all of their money on the web. They want everyone on their browser and for the experience to be as good as possible.
    - mrtksn 4y ago
      There are plenty of articles and reports on the loss of effectiveness of the Google Search and the dying of the self hosted content. There’s also a lot of attempts to transform the web into something else because it has become horrible. I would not say that Google’s incentives are aligned with the rest of the participants. Google may very well take defensive actions against anything that challenges the status quo.
    - deleted 4y ago

smcl 4y ago

Exactly. This is extremely petty and particularly among software developers who are keenly aware of this sort of behaviour, a little bit self-defeating.

hulitu 4y ago

Why ? If you want to work at Google you shall embrace the company's "culture".

dx034 4y ago
Exactly, I don't get these complains. It's literally for people who want to work at Google. If you don't want to use Google products you're clearly not the target audience.