Content Manager Explorer internet browser support history

SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 Content Manager Explorer has a number of changed browser prerequisites compared to version 5.3, 5.3 SP1, 2009, 2009 SP1 and 2011.

In the following table: N=Not Supported, Y=Supported, D=Deprecated (support may be dropped in the next version release), Dr=Dropped (support is definitely dropped in the next version release), P=Probably dropped (support is probably dropped in the next version release):

Internet browser5.35.3 SP120092009 SP120112011 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2YYDDNN
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0YYYYYDr
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0NNYYYDr
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0NNNNNY
Google Chrome 4NNNNYDr
Google Chrome 5NNNNYDr
Google Chrome 6NNNNYDr
Google Chrome 7NNNNYDr
Google Chrome - latest versionNNNNYY
Mozilla Firefox 3.6NNNNYDr
Mozilla Firefox - latest versionNNNNYY
Safari 4 for MacintoschNNNNYN
Safari 5 for MacintoshNNNNYDr
Safari 5.1 for MacintoshNNNNNY