At the Financial Analyst Meeting, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner mentioned that Microsoft is planning to release a public beta build of Internet Explorer in September. According to Tom Warren from Neowin, the date slated is 2nd of September.
Earlier, cnBeta a Chinese website posted alleged leaked screenshots of Internet Explorer that showed a Download Manger and a new Popular Sites page. One of the screenshots shows an ACID score of 53 which is much lower than that of the current preview build. Microsoft has been talking a lot about IE9’s standard compliance but little is known about the browser’s performance on a system. I personally don’t bother too much about ACID scores and the like as long as the browser is snappy and doesn’t slow my PC down after hours of use.
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I really hope Microsoft changes the UI, I’m not exactly a fan of the current interface.
So far so good. I can’t wait to get my hands on the beta though.
I hope so as well… Put the tabs in title bar… PLEASE
Very funny lol.
Never count out Big Blue. They’ve done this more than once and have always ended up on top where browsers are concerned. You might not remember the IE / Netscape battle but I do.
When they get serious and quit using their second string programmers to build their browsers, it’ll be something to see.
IE7 and IE8 are only test builds of something they are planning. Maybe IE9 will be when they show off. Give it that Zune HD flavor and maybe allow for extensions.
But beyond that, testing new technology is what I do. So from that standpoint alone, I must have it! lol.
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