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Maybe the best part is the big "you are using (browser) released (month year)." Most people have learned that, with computers, generally new is better than old
by billybob 17y ago
Maybe the best part is the big "you are using (browser) released (month year)."
Most people have learned that, with computers, generally new is better than old. Maybe some people will upgrade to a modern browser based solely on wanting to be "with it." Imagine being told that your computer is running a browser released in 2001. SO uncool. :)
Whatever works, I say.
- benhoyt 17y agoWeird, for me it just says "You are using Google Chrome 3" with no release date. In IE and Safari it tells me the release date.
- kevinherron 17y agoMine says "You are using: Google Chrome 4" without release date... Wonder if the version discrepancy is due to OS?
- omouse 17y agoI think it's just for Google Chrome. I think it updates continuously so release dates are a little...useless?
- litewulf 17y agoAlmost all versions of Chrome will read "released 2009" since the browser has only been around since 2008 anyway.
- patio11 17y agoNegative. Three results from the same Windows XP box: Google Chrome 3 Internet Explorer 7 (released October 2006) Firefox 3 (released June 2008) Techy: If-it-weren't-Google-it-might-be-marketing-but-Google-would-never-do-that.
- chrischen 17y agoThey could try a popup that say "Hey, we just installed a virus on your computer." That might get them to upgrade too.
- SkyMarshal 17y agoIE6 still has roughly a quarter of all browser market share. I'm sure Google is hoping some of those people will visit their new site, see they're using a browser released in 2003 or whenever, and decide to upgrade. Google conveniently provides alternatives to IE 8 just below that. Clever. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
- FreeRadical 17y agoAt work I'm forced to use IE6 :(