When you reach out for support regarding something on your computer, one of the first troubleshooting steps is confirming you have the latest browser version. You’re asked this because there are countless symptoms and effects on your computer from using an outdated browser.
Here are just a few reasons to keep up with the curve:
Internet Use: Believe it or not, most websites are built and maintained based on the latest internet standards and latest version of browsers. The symptoms could be as benign as a logo not showing up or as aggressive as the site not functioning at all.
Backwards compatibility: Not all tech companies pride themselves on taking the time to make sure their product is backwards compatible with other browsers. At Rackspace, our developers spend hours making sure customers can use our product to its full capacity in a variety of browsers. Imagine all the cool features developers could be working on if everyone kept their browsers up to date.
Are you convinced yet? If so, here are links to the latest browser versions for the most popular browsers. Or, you can download them from the “Help” tab in your browser and periodically check for updates.
Firefox: 3.0.11
I line the line of thinking but what about Safari, Google Chrome and Opera?!
Great question Jeff — We do support the latest Google Chrome browser and also Safari 3. I listed only the most popular browsers here since Internet Explorer and Firefox account for over 85% of the usage.
Opera is not currently an official supported browser.
Perhaps those browsers are the most popular because posts like these that fail to mention and link to Safari, Chrome, or Opera.
Will Firefox 3.5 support come soon? Compose email screen is kind of messed up.
Victor, we are working on support for the latest Firefox release – expect to see improvements soon!