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ser arrives after seven platform previews, one beta and one RC almost exactly one year after the release of the first platform preview in march of 2010 - and almost exactly two years after the release of IE8.
IE9 comes with a chromified user interface that is much less intrusive that the traditional IE8 UI, several new security features such as a download smart screen filter for the download manager as well as tracking protection. Of course, there is also the new Chakra JavaScript engine which is very competitive in most JavaScript tests as well as hardware acceleration support. IE9 is not the first final browser to offer this feature (that honor goes to Chrome 10), but it is mostly because of Microsoft's force behind this feature that we are seeing hardware acceleration in today's modern browsers.
The downside of IE9 is the fact that it is only supported by Windows Vista SP2 and higher - with a special focus on Windows 7. If you run Windows XP, you are stuck with IE8, or, if you follow Mozilla's Asa Dotzler, you can always use Firefox 4. That browser is, by the way, now scheduled for a March 22 release.
You can download the browser here:
Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 32bit
Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 64bit
Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 32bit
Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Vista 64bit
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FF4 FTW!
FF4 FTW!
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Actually pretty good, but without extensions its only a backup browser for me. Kudos to them for being first to the ground with a stable release of a GPU accelerated browser.
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without extensions IE = fail.
i can live with 2 more seconds of rendering but i cant live with the f*****ng ads that crop up everywhere
what ya'll said...,
FF4 is in RC now. It should have been mentioned.
FF4 can't do flash FF=Fail.
FF4 can't do flash FF=Fail.
Firefox 4 is not finished yet.....
Damn, I already have to test my websites in MSIE 6, MSIE 7, MSIE 8, FF 2, FF 3, Chrome, Safari, Opera 9, 10 and 11 and now I'll have to add MSIE 9 and FF 4. I got like four virtual machines just to test sites on older browsers...
FF4 can't do flash FF=Fail.
What?
I'm running it right now, and flash works just fine...
I'm glad they're taking a firm stance towards XP and IE6 now. If MS doesn't force people to upgrade people aren't. They're just going to sit there and pout and say "Windows XP is the greatest OS EVAR!" and be blind, deaf, dumb, and ignorant.
I tried to install this and it said pre release version of windows not supported. What the hell did I get a bunk version from Acer on my laptop.
I tried to install this and it said pre release version of windows not supported. What the hell did I get a bunk version from Acer on my laptop.
welcome to the dark side of Microsoft....you will need to get a new version of the OS...lol
Microsoft loves to brag that IE9 is fast while ignoring the fact that it is technically inept and incompetent. Unable to handle advances made in the modern web, IE9 is years behind all other browsers in modern standards and compliance support.
Forget IE9 and help move the web forward. Use ANY other browser.
Say what? O well I never use internet exploder anyways...
Yeah, but does it have automatic spellchecker? The RC didn't at least. Love me some Firefox, making me appear smarter than I deserve.
Bad fonts, fonts are dull, almost fuzzy, not sharp like IE8
It ain't beautiful...but maybe I just need to sit down and install themes. I test drove IE9 on my laptop this morning and it really just like Chrome, but not a sleek. I'll try again after work if I can pull myself away from Dragon Age II.
I have one question:
I downloaded the IE9 Win 7 64bit but when i tried to install it says : "Setup could not verify the installation files. Make sure the cryptographic service is running on this computer."
Now the thing is I checked and the cryptographic service is running but I still have the problem.
Any ideas?
FF4 FTW!
Me too!
IE9 FTW! FF4 can rest in peace
IE sucks, always has always will.
End of story.
Am I the only Chrome lover here? I switched from firefox to chrome a couple years ago and was instantly hooked, so fast and such a perfect UI.
Installed IE9 today, tabs open faster then IE8. I have to use Firefox to post this comment, lol.
Am I the only Chrome lover here? I switched from firefox to chrome a couple years ago and was instantly hooked, so fast and such a perfect UI.
chrome user here too. for me ff has become bloated and painstakingly slow, a step better than IE. chrome is a stairway better than ff. chrome = simplicity at its best.
Nothing about security, sorry MS, I will stick with Chrome. Oh that's right IE is not for Macs anyway. Sorry Apple, Safari got pawned, Chrome has my support on OS X.
FF4 FTW!
And where is it? That's right, it's not...
I haven't tried either, but I will question one thing; Do you really place your trust in browser code that's been plagued with bugs since day 1 and been through 13... 13... beta iterations in its long, delayed development?
I'm with the Chrome crowd - but I'll certainly be taking IE9 more seriously than FF4.
IE8. Best browser ever IMO for user experience. Downloads appear in the middle of the screen. Setup good straight off. Colourful. Microsoft have to mess around with everything until enough people whinge and then they get their act together.
doive1231 - you smoke crack.?