Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft has released a beta, (or test), version of its latest web browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). Internet explorer has been shipped with every version of Windows since 1998, winning by default as the end user's entry on to the world wide web.
IE has been the most widely used web browser since 1999 and still is although, since 2003 the company has seen a 97% lead in market share drop to a less respectable 60%. The release of IE9 is in hope to revive its self in an increasingly competitive market.
IE9 will be competing with new versions of other popular browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome. Google Chrome now commands more than 7.5% of the market, despite only being first released in December 2008 but this is nothing compared to the power that is Mozilla, which has recently launched a test version of Firefox 4, that now has nearly a quarter of the market and in some countries is the dominant web browser.
The question now that they have a better browser technologically, is will they gain back some of that market share?
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To help them achieve this, Microsoft has adopted technology that allows the browser to tap directly into a computer's graphics chip, rather than just its processor. This "hardware acceleration" makes web pages more nimble and behave more like software running directly on the computer.
The new browser also supports forthcoming global web standards, such as HTML5. Browsers such as Firefox had already incorporated this and many other features a long time ago.
Apparently, top sites and global brands showcased new sites and Web-based applications they have built to take advantage of the new capabilities IE9 offers. Some of these sites include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn, Amazon and eBay.
FAIL: Internet explorer 9's success will be held back drastically because the browser cannot be used with Windows XP which is still the dominant Microsoft operating system.
There's no official release date for the full, (finished) version, although it's rumoured to be at least 1 or 2 years in which time they'll have to GOTO 10 and start playing catch up again. The beta version of the browser is now available for download, in 33 different languages.
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Microsoft has released a beta, (or test), version of its latest web browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). Internet explorer has been shipped with every version of Windows since 1998, winning by default as the end user's entry on to the world wide web.
IE has been the most widely used web browser since 1999 and still is although, since 2003 the company has seen a 97% lead in market share drop to a less respectable 60%. The release of IE9 is in hope to revive its self in an increasingly competitive market.
IE9 will be competing with new versions of other popular browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome. Google Chrome now commands more than 7.5% of the market, despite only being first released in December 2008 but this is nothing compared to the power that is Mozilla, which has recently launched a test version of Firefox 4, that now has nearly a quarter of the market and in some countries is the dominant web browser.
Quote:"Internet Explorer still dominates in market share, but they have been losing out for years to Firefox and more recently Chrome mainly because of where they were on the technology front."
The question now that they have a better browser technologically, is will they gain back some of that market share?
To help them achieve this, Microsoft has adopted technology that allows the browser to tap directly into a computer's graphics chip, rather than just its processor. This "hardware acceleration" makes web pages more nimble and behave more like software running directly on the computer.
Quote:"We wanted to make sure we're using 100% of the PC to bring the best experience possible."
The new browser also supports forthcoming global web standards, such as HTML5. Browsers such as Firefox had already incorporated this and many other features a long time ago.
Quote:"There are a billion Windows customers and about 60% of their time is spent browsing the web. The websites and content that customers are browsing are very graphically rich."
Apparently, top sites and global brands showcased new sites and Web-based applications they have built to take advantage of the new capabilities IE9 offers. Some of these sites include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn, Amazon and eBay.
Quote:"It moves the bar for the rest of the browser environment. Microsoft has been chasing Firefox for most of the last decade"
FAIL: Internet explorer 9's success will be held back drastically because the browser cannot be used with Windows XP which is still the dominant Microsoft operating system.
There's no official release date for the full, (finished) version, although it's rumoured to be at least 1 or 2 years in which time they'll have to GOTO 10 and start playing catch up again. The beta version of the browser is now available for download, in 33 different languages.