[access-uk] Re: IE 9 News
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:23:14 +0100
Hi Chris,
I have heard though that IE9 won't support XP, only Vista and above. So XP
people won't be able to try it.
All the best
Steve
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Chris Hallsworth
Sent: Saturday 14 August 2010 00:41
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] IE 9 News
Getting Ready For Internet Explorer 9
After four platform previews aimed at demonstrating the power of the
underlying Internet Explorer 9 engine to developers, Microsoft is ready to
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/203195/here_comes_ie_9_beta_launches_septemb
er_15.html> unveil a public beta of the
<http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Default.html> IE9 Web browser on
September 15. Many organizations are still struggling with the decision to
move from IE6 to IE8, so what should businesses expect from the new
Microsoft browser?
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<http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=203243&page=1&zoomIdx=1> IE8 leads the
browser pack, but Microsoft is
preparing to launch the beta of its successor.While developers have had
months to play under the hood, Microsoft has not yet revealed what the
actual IE9 browser interface will look like. Based on some of the IE8
feedback, and the trend competing browsers like Chrome and Firefox have been
following, I would expect a cleaner, simpler interface.
Users generally want the browser to just be a Web browser. The performance
of the browser--both the speed at which it renders each visited page, and
compatibility with industry standards so that Web pages just work--are
significantly more important factors than bells and whistles, and whiz-bang
features.
Based on what we know so far from the IE9 platform previews, the latest
Microsoft browser has fully embraced HTML5, and has a native JavaScript
engine, codenamed "Chakra". Chakra, combined with features like
hardware-accelerated graphics help IE9 to be blazing fast.
Microsoft can only hope that IE9 is as successful as IE8 has been. Internet
Explorer 8
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202358/internet_explorer_8_co
ntinues_to_lead_all_web_browsers.html> has been a tremendous
success--leading all
<http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2> browsers
in market share and growth rate, and driving a rebound in overall market
share for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer 6
refuses to die and is still the default browser in many organizations. Now,
IE9 is on the horizon.
If the IE8 timeline is any indication, IT admins will not need to put any
serious thought into transitioning to IE9 any time soon. There was a year
between the launch of the public beta for IE8 and its official release.
Assuming
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202601/internet_explorer_9_ne
xt_stop_public_beta.html?tk=hp_new> IE9 follows a similar timeline; IE9 will
not be the new official Microsoft Web browser until next fall--a few months
ahead of the rumored release of Windows 8.
And, if the public beta of IE9 is any indication, organizations that still
rely on the legacy Windows XP operating system will not need to worry about
switching to the new browser at all. The IE9 browser only works with Windows
Vista and Windows 7.
Once IE9 launches, it will be one more nail in the coffin of IE6, and the
exclusion of Windows XP could help expedite pulling the plug on that
venerable OS as well. There is a degree of comfort that comes with sticking
with what works--however when IT admins look deeper at the increased support
effort and costs associated with the instability and compromised security of
Windows XP (especially when combined with IE6), and the improvements in
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202375/five_secrets_to_window
s_7_success.html?tk=hp_new> efficiency and productivity in Windows 7 it
becomes increasingly evident that Windows XP isn't "working" as well as it
seems at face value.
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