"Wait Fred! Why would I want to use IE9? IE8 was the worst browser to ever disgrace humanity!"
You see browsers like firefox and chrome take many small steps in their development.
Internet Explorer takes a few huge leaps. Because of this IE9 is an AMAZING improvement from IE8.
Here are some of the features
-Very fast, its speed is comparable to Chrome
- Add Ons are coming to Internet Explorer, there aren't many yet but they are coming.
- Security is great but it doesn't make you click on 90 different things.
- Microsoft is working with a lot of top companies that will optimize their websites for IE9.
- Clean and simple look, it won't take up half the viewing space unlike in IE8
- Easy to use download manager
- Easy to use Favorites.
And more!
Another thing is that although the look has been radically changed, its what is on the inside that counts in this. Most browsers only use 10% of the computers processing power and doesn't use GPU.
IE9 uses a good portion of the power and uses GPU. Making the browser much more powerful and can run more diverse websites.
Yes internet explorer 9 is in beta. You can download it here...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/home
"Wait Fred! Why would I want to use IE9? IE8 was the worst browser to ever disgrace humanity!"
You see browsers like firefox and chrome take many small steps in their development.
Internet Explorer takes a few huge leaps. Because of this IE9 is an AMAZING improvement from IE8.
Here are some of the features
-Very fast, its speed is comparable to Chrome
- Add Ons are coming to Internet Explorer, there aren't many yet but they are coming.
- Security is great but it doesn't make you click on 90 different things.
- Microsoft is working with a lot of top companies that will optimize their websites for IE9.
- Clean and simple look, it won't take up half the viewing space unlike in IE8
- Easy to use download manager
- Easy to use Favorites.
And more!
Another thing is that although the look has been radically changed, its what is on the inside that counts in this. Most browsers only use 10% of the computers processing power and doesn't use GPU.
IE9 uses a good portion of the power and uses GPU. Making the browser much more powerful and can run more diverse websites.
Go to this site on firefox or whatever you use
http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/#
click on the little cube on the upper left side and turn on the first option.
Increase the amount of fish, on my computer after increasing past 100 fish things lag terribly (I tested on Firefox)
Now download IE9 and try it again.
On my computer I can easily handle the maximum of 1000 fish with no lag at all. Which means IE9 is 90% more powerful than Firefox.
So try it out, if you don't like it just delete it. Here are a few things to keep in mind
ITS A BETA
In other words it isn't finished yet, we are testing the browser for microsoft.
So with that in mind...
There will be bugs
Some websites won't load correctly
There may be a few inconviencenes.
You will have to update the browser regularly as things get fixed.
Things can and will be fixed.
But from the looks of things so far, the complete version of IE9 will be very promising and will definately compete with Firefox and Chrome.