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Google recently announced that Gmail will revert to basic HTML for Windows XP and Vista users by December 2017. The company also said anyone using Chrome 53 or below--the last version released for XP and Vista was Chrome 49--will be advised to update their software after February 8.
Besides ludicrous "hacking" scenes from shows like NCIS, few things scare the technologically impaired like the idea of losing access to their email, so it's no wonder that news of Gmail's upcoming changes has been making the rounds on social media. Never mind that anyone affected by this decision probably uses an operating system that officially died in 2014 or doesn't know Chrome automatically updates. Just think of the emails!
Surely this must be some dastardly plot, right? Not so, according to Google, which explained in a blog post:

  • If you continue to use older versions of Chrome Browser now that support has ended, Gmail will be more vulnerable to security risks and users will not have access to new features and bugfixes.
  • Gmail will continue to function on Chrome Browser v53 and below through the end of the year. Users who remain on Chrome v53 and below could be redirected to the basic HTML version of Gmail as early as Dec 2017.