Beginning with the 13th version of Firefox will require as a minimum operating system Windows XP SP2. The latest version of Internet Explorer that can be run on three platforms of the old Microsoft, Firefox will be 12. It will be released on April 24.
"The change of support allows us to significantly improve the performance of Firefox on Windows, using a more modern system of assembly" - said in a blog. In Mozilla added that in April the company will cease production of the security updates for Firefox version 3.6, released in March 2010.
As Microsoft itself refused to support older versions of Windows a few years ago. Issue updates for the "Window" 2000 was discontinued in mid-2010, but on XP and XP SP1 Company "disowned" in 2004 and 2006. In addition, Microsoft does not support Windows XP c Service Pack SP2.
The only version of XP, for which the developer continues to release updates, including a "patch" for Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), is SP3. This edition of the OS, published in 2008, Microsoft will keep for two more years.
Users who work on older versions of Windows, Mozilla's recommended to install a free update Windows XP SP3. For those who do not have to do this, the company advises to install the browser from Opera.
Last, the eleventh version of Firefox was released in mid-March. Among the new features - the ability to synchronize add-on different operating systems and import your bookmarks, browsing history sites and other data from a competing browser, Google Chrome.
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