Internet Explorer 10 launches on 10/26/2012, and as a result, Google will discontinue support for Internet Explorer 8 shortly afterwards, on 11/15/2012. After this date users accessing Google Apps services using Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending that they upgrade their browser.
The latest versions of Google Chrome and Firefox are the recommended web browsers for Middlebury’s Google Apps instance.
Read more about this announcement from Google here.