Google’s Plan to Kill Internet Explorer? Google Wave
Posted by admin | Posted in social networking | Posted on 22-09-2009
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Earlier today, we informed you about Google Chrome Frame, a Google plug-in for Internet Explorer that “seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer.” It seemed logical, but we wondered what would motivate IE users to install it.
Google has a plan for that as well, it seems. Their ace in the hole? None other than Google Wave, the highly anticipated real-time communication platform that will launch to the public next week.
Today, on the Google Wave Developer Blog, the company essentially said this: if you want to use Google Wave, Install the Chrome Frame or drop Microsoft’s browser.
The reason is actually one the company alluded to when they first announced their new communication tool: IE6 doesn’t have JavaScript and HTML5 support to handle Google Wave. Apparently the team tried but is going to give up on providing support for the rival browser. In their words:
via http://mashable.com/2009/09/22/google-wave-internet-explorer/
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