Hard page loads for SEO / old IE, see http://discuss.emberjs.com/t/best-practice-for-seo-and-lt-ie9/4408

HardLocation.js

var get = Ember.get;
var set = Ember.set;

var HardLocation = App.HardLocation = Ember.Object.extend({
	init : function() {
		return set(this, 'location', get(this, 'location') || window.location);
	},

	getURL : function() {
		var location = get(this, 'location');
		var path = location.pathname;
		var url = path;
		var search;

		if (Ember.FEATURES.isEnabled('query-params')) {
			search = location.search || '';
			url += search;
		}

		return url;
	},

	setURL : function(path) {
		get(this, 'location').href = path;
		return path;
	},

	replaceURL : function(path) {},

	onUpdateURL : function(callback) {
		var location = get(this, 'location');
		var path = location.pathname;
		var url = path;

		return callback(url);
	},

	formatURL : function(url) {
		return url;
	},

	willDestroy : function() {}
});

return Ember.Application.initializer({
	name : 'hard-location',

	initialize : function(container, application) {
		return application.register('location:hard', HardLocation);
	}
});

router.js

App.Router.reopen({
	location : Modernizr.history ? 'history' : 'hard'
});