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 unveil a public beta
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/203195/here_comes_ie_9_beta_launches_september_15.html> of
the IE9 Web browser <http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Default.html> 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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IE8 leads the browser pack, but Microsoft is preparing to launch the
beta of its successor.
<http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=203243&page=1&zoomIdx=1>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 has been a tremendous success
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202358/internet_explorer_8_continues_to_lead_all_web_browsers.html>--leading
all browsers in market share
<http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2> 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 IE9 follows a similar timeline
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202601/internet_explorer_9_next_stop_public_beta.html?tk=hp_new>;
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 efficiency and productivity in Windows 7
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202375/five_secrets_to_windows_7_success.html?tk=hp_new> it
becomes increasingly evident that Windows XP isn't "working" as well as
it seems at face value.
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