Internet Explorer 9 Beta Launching September 15
Are you ready for the next iteration of Internet Explorer?
Microsoft yesterday began sending out invitations for a special event to selected members of the press, VIPs and developers. Microsoft says the event will serve as a chance to "Celebrate the Beauty of the Web" and perhaps more importantly, as a launch pad for Internet Explorter 9 Beta.
Microsoft's James Pratt wrote about the invitation in a blog post and detailed that IE9 has been well received so far, with 2.5 millions downloads of the platform previews since MIX, in March of this year.
He also included a screen shot of the invitation, because space constraints meant they had to keep the attendee list small.
Since space is limited at the event and not many invites have been sent out, I captured what the invite process looks like so everyone could see. Invitees get an e-mail invitation with a link to a special HTML5 website. To RSVP, they have to complete a word puzzle by typing the letters shown on the screen :
Unlock the _ _ _ _ _ _ web
The letters they have to work with are V E A N T I and the solution is a single word.
Once the puzzle is complete, the RSVP button appears so they can RSVP for the event.
Microsoft has launched four developer previews since MIX, but has yet to commit to a date for the full release.
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I wonder if it'll make me switch from Chrome back to IE.
For those of you who don't want to figure it out,
V E A N T I = Native
Wake me up when it gets an extensions gallery.
Too little too late. Sorry Microsoft, but Firefox won this battle already. Give it up already, nobody with any common sense uses IE any more.
Too little too late. Sorry Microsoft, but Firefox won this battle already. Give it up already, nobody with any common sense uses IE any more.
This "battle" has been going on for longer than Firefox existed, and it's definitely not over yet.
Sheesh, M$ anti-fanboyism...if its better than the rest, or close to better than the rest with features i like, ill use it, if it isnt, i wont, that simple. No need to not even give it a chance or give it no hope, even though i will guess it wont be quite enough.
They're at version 9 now? Firefox is fine with me for years.
Sorry, but Opera is King.
IE7,IE8,IE9
NOT Change
all is low
Too little too late. Sorry Microsoft, but Firefox won this battle already. Give it up already, nobody with any common sense uses IE any more.
uhh... what?
doesn't IE have like 70% of the market share? battle is long from over, my friend.
I use IE only for the incompatible web. You find these sites at banks, universities, etc. Not too many of these sites out there, but they exist, written for IE...
I don't know about you guys but just thinking about using IE makes me twitch, no matter how good it may be. Firefox ftw.
It may be decent. A new java scipt engine, a new layout engine, HTML5 support, and hardware accelarated graphics. I will give it a shot when it is out of beta. Wait and see but im not ready to pronounce it dead yet.
Are you ready for the next iteration of Internet Explorer? No definitively not IE on any version.
Nothing will every beat the open source power of Firefox.
It would be cool if they removed the address bar. Then make it temporarily accessible by hitting a button like Middle Click. The input comes up where the mouse is and you type in, hit enter, the input disappears, and it either goes to the address or searches.
They REALLY need another IE? We're still developing sites for IE6. Here's an idea: phase out your old browsers and force upgrades MS.
I wonder if it'll make me switch from Chrome back to IE.
i know that i will
uhh... what?doesn't IE have like 70% of the market share? battle is long from over, my friend.
i agree...most of the web is coded for IE
They REALLY need another IE? We're still developing sites for IE6. Here's an idea: phase out your old browsers and force upgrades MS.
Didn't they kill IE6 awhile ago?
No. Internet Explorer should've just given up as soon as they released IE7.
i agree...most of the web is coded for IE
Yep, you are right. But, most computer users are not like us and never get passed IE because they have no need to. And yes, most sites are coded for IE in general. But with things like the Acid3 test, and HTML5, things are going to get interesting with browsers in the next couple of years. Can't wait for things in store
Vilepickle, in case you didn't realize it, but technically IE6 has already been phased out for the most part. Only users with XP are still by default running IE6. Vista out of the box had IE7, and Windows 7 out of the box has IE8.
Long live the KING- not Elvis but Opera
I can't wait!
Thanks very much I stay with Opera, using it since 2003. The Opera updates are far better than IE ones at much shorter periods.
Too little too late. Sorry Microsoft, but Firefox won this battle already. Give it up already, nobody with any common sense uses IE any more.
Don't you just hate being wrong?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage [...] b_browsers
You just dissed over half the internet using world, no wonder people thumb you down. Way to go getting people round to your way of thinking, the old "call em stupid", will have people flocking to use Firefox just because you said so.
Ever thought of extolling the virtues of Firefox instead of just calling people stupid for using something else?
opera is the best. intotdeauna opera.
Heh. It took me a while to move from IE7 to IE8. I guess this could still be a while away from being released. Still, is exciting stuff. I'm guessing they won't be dropping XP support just yet..
Don't you just hate being wrong?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage [...] b_browsersYou just dissed over half the internet using world, no wonder people thumb you down. Way to go getting people round to your way of thinking, the old "call em stupid", will have people flocking to use Firefox just because you said so.Ever thought of extolling the virtues of Firefox instead of just calling people stupid for using something else?
ehhh... IE only has the majority of the browser share because it comes pre-installed with windows and the majority of the users simply don't know the difference. If IE wasn't bundled with windows, that number would be a lot different
ehhh... IE only has the majority of the browser share because it comes pre-installed with windows and the majority of the users simply don't know the difference. If IE wasn't bundled with windows, that number would be a lot different
There you go again, the first recourse is to blame it on the customer.
The stats just dont back up that claim, otherwise since 2004 the drop from 90% to 60% wouldn't have happened.
People are aware of the choice, people are choosing alternatives and although Firefox has gained the most from it the one that is catching up fastest is Chrome, going from nothing to 7% in less than 2 years, thats more than Safari has managed in all the time it has existed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage [...] b_browsers
I'm not saying don't use another browser, I have used several. My phone came with Opera by default and I still use it. I have use Firefox but not for work as it will not render some of our client's portals.
If I was to make a recommendation to MS about what to have for IE9 it would be the Quick Tabs button which shows a 3 x 3 layout of your open tabs, that would be animtaed the same way taskbar icons popups are. Everything else is fine, but then again, I actually get 18mb of my 20mb broadband so I never really have any speed issues.