Recommended By Google: Get Internet Explorer 7 For A Faster Gmail
By checking out the browsers usage statistics of January 2009 month, published on the W3Schools website, you will notice that the Internet Explorer has not the same popularity as in the past: its competitor, Firefox is preferred more (45.5% versus 44.2% corresponding to Internet Explorer 6 and 7). If you are one of the 18.5 percent of Internet Explorer 6 users and your web based email service is Gmail, Google recommends a personalized version of Internet Explorer 7 to obtain a better performance of the service.
In fact, you have more reasons to upgrade or change the browser, if your current one is Internet Explorer 6 because it renders pages slowly, does not provide compliance with the current web standards and is no longer supported.
The question is why Google recommends Internet Explorer 7, while its own web browser, Chrome is the main competitor of Internet Explorer. On the other hand, in the Common Issues section of Gmail Help, you will also find the recommendation of Firefox and Chrome, but on the first place is still Internet Explorer:
By installing a faster browser than Internet Explorer 6, there is estimated that Gmail will “run an average of twice as fast”. The truth is that the custom version of Internet Explorer 7 is “optimized for Google” and will automatically change the default user homepage to Google homepage, includes Google Toolbar and makes easier the access to Google Search engine.
In conclusion, if you consider to change the web browser into Internet Explorer 7 just to optimize the Gmail performance, first check out the global performances of other browsers, because you need this type of software to navigate the Internet fast and to have fast access to any type of web site. Practically, a browser different than Internet Explorer 7 could give you a better browsing experience and an increased Gmail performance in the same time.
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