Internet Explorer 9 coming to a computer near you
18 Aug 2010 by Micro-Clouseau
Microsoft and its partner developers are gearing up for the release of the latest in their incarnation of web browser, Internet Explorer. This release, in the 15th year since IE 1, will be the 9th instalment of the much used (51% market share) browser.
Microsoft openly announced commitments to the audience at their PDC09 (professional developer conference) including:
And the browser looks set to feature in a big way at this years PDC as well as in the public arena where it is due for beta release on September 15th (before the PDC).
The release is being marked in a big way (ok maybe not Kinect big) with Microsoft throwing a ‘beauty of the web’ event for a select group of VIP web developers, designers, bloggers and press.
You can get your hands on the latest (currently 4th public) release of the IE9 preview here.
MC.
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This is a very interesting spin on things. MS say “Internet Explorer 9 would help enable the same markup to work across browsers”. IE is renowned for being the browser which doesn’t adhere to standards. So are they just fixing flaws they caused in the first place?
I’m also desperate to see what is meant by “unlock the next class of experiences for the web”, I really have no idea what that’s meant to mean!
Whilst IE has 51% share of the market, just look at how this has dropped in comparison to its rivals: http://goo.gl/CVSQ
Its good that Microsoft have finally decided to come into line with other browser vendors and produce a standards compliant browser. By allowing members of the developer community in at such an early stage in development has meant we have had a say in what they should focus on and the end result is a pretty good browser (never thought I’d say that about a Microsoft browser!)
I have been playing with the developer previews for the last couple of months and they are quite impressive and a huge improvement over previous releases, not just for their standards support but also the javascript engine and built in developer tools.
Microsoft deserve a pat on the back for this and I look forward to seeing the new interface when the beta lands in September.