Why is Google claiming that the Google Toolbar will speed up your Gmail?
Some users have noticed, when checking Gmail in IE6, a message from Google stating:
What browser does Google recommend to make this happen? Firefox? Chrome? Nope. Internet Explorer 7 of course.
“We noticed that your current browser, Internet Explorer 6, is out of date. In order to improve your Gmail experience, we suggest that you upgrade your browser to a faster Gmail supported browser that works on Windows.”
Can you guess what the added bonus is that comes with this particular version of IE7? That’s right, it’s the Google Toolbar.
A similar page from Gmail’s help center explains that you can “make Gmail run an average of twice as fast” by installing IE7, Firefox 3 or Chrome. Google links to the official homepage of Mozilla Firefox, instead of recommending a customized version.
So thanks, Google, for hating all of our affiliate links. When it comes to getting users to install your own toolbar, though, I guess all’s fair in love and surfing the web.
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