Google’s not supporting Chrome on Windows XP, Vista or older versions of OS X any more

Apr14

by Sindy Cator on April 14, 2016 at 1:01 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

Although we’ve known it was coming since November last year – and dropping the axe has already been postponed once – the newest version of Chrome will no longer be updated to work with Windows XP, Vista or OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or older. This probably isn’t going to be a huge problem for lots of people, but a not-inconsiderable 13.7 percent of all computer users still run the venerable Windows XP OS, while 2.65 percent still use Vista, according to Netmarketshare’s figures. The relative proportion of people running OS X 10.8 or older is comparatively small with the overall user base.…