This is What Internet Explorer 9 Might Look Like
A UI that's all about the content.
Microsoft isn't set to officially show off the design of Internet Explorer 9 until next month at the beta launch event on September 15, but the first image of it may have been leaked by the company's Russian arm.
ZDNet captured this picture from Microsoft Russia’s press site:
If it is indeed real, it seems that Microsoft is going for a stark, minimalist design that draws from its competitors at Mozilla, Google and even Apple.
Like Chrome, this design of Internet Explorer 9 tries to maximize the view of content rather that devote precious screen real estate to favorite bars and buttons.
Also like other browsers will be the ability to tear off tabs and then put them in a separate window, while also utilizing Windows 7's Aero Snap feature to organize and arrange.
Microsoft wouldn't comment on the leaked picture, which has since been taken down from the Russian site, but we'll likely see much more in a few weeks.

Click, click.... IE8 looks very minimalist once you remove some of the top bars by right clicking. Why does there have to be a spin within every story?
Thanks!
I really like it. I am a fan of the "less is more" mentality.
I disagree. Microsoft presents their product in their own way. Just as Google does for Chrome, Mozilla does for FireFox, etc. The benefit is that the consumer is left with multiple choices for a browers to fit what they want. I wouldn't say they are trying to push anything down the users throats at all.
Im keeping my full featured Firefox.
Yeah, i want a more simplistic approach, but i google chrome design is way better than this.
I meant 'but the google chrome design'
Otherwise, lolz... I might have to stop being lazy and learn new shortcuts.