IE9: The last chance saloon for Microsoft
It’s been years since any web professional has used IE in any meaningful way, instead demoting the worlds most widely used browser to an afterthought of browser testing. But could IE9 change all that?
Given the hype and announcements surrounding IE9 it would seem it will certainly change the browser landscape for the better but it might be some time until web developers start using IE9 as their default browser; the emotional scars are just too great.
So what is IE9 all about?
Simply put it has to be the most radical Internet Explorer since version 6, because rather than simply identify their users as the average home user they are now addressing the wants and needs of those that create the web. In doing so they are including into IE9 a wealth of new web technologies that either match or surpass their competitors. This will finally put IE back on a level playing field and create a browser developers are unable to criticise.
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