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Microsoft will ship IE-less Windows 7 in Europe
Look, what an antitrust charge does it to you. After being fined heftily by European Commission for abusing its monopolistic position, Microsoft wants to play it safe. They have announced not to bundle their IE8 browser along with the next iteration of Windows which will hit in October. “To ensure that Microsoft is in [...]
IE 8.1 is what IE8 should have been
Smashing Magazine got hold on a pre-release copy of IE 8.1 and with the features it boasts, it is set to sweep all the browsers off its feet. Here are some noteworthy features: – Better Security – Improved Web Slices – Firefox Extensions Support (Wow!) – Acid3 Test: 71/100 – Fastest Javascript Engine – [...]
Internet Explorer 8 releasing today
The competition is already fierce with Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari in the fray but Microsoft is hoping to make a comeback gain with its IE8 browser. The game changing browser for Microsoft will be available for download from 12 noon today EDT time. I am not really excited about this one coz I’m [...]
IE8 now removable in Windows 7
Owing to the pressure for curbing monopolistic practices and also many disgruntled IE users, Microsoft has now added an option to remove IE8. The option was discovered in the Windows 7 build 7048, which means that this option could be very much present in the upcoming RC release. However, this won’t be a complete [...]