Microsoft hints at Internet Explorer 8

[alex]

Microsoft drops hints about Internet Explorer 8 (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070502-microsoft-drops-hints-about-internet-explorer-8.html)

Despite continued criticism over the slow development of IE 7, it is clear that Microsoft isn't ignoring the browser any more. A timeline for the release of IE 8 isn't available yet, but Microsoft is hinting that there will be at least another year of development, which would make it approximately 18 months after the release of IE 7.

[touchring]

Microsoft drops hints about Internet Explorer 8 (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070502-microsoft-drops-hints-about-internet-explorer-8.html)


8 is a lucky number in China, they should skip 7 and go for 8 directly for the chinese version. :)

[alexd]

As long as they fix the problem where my IE7 browser crashes virtually 50% of the time, then I am all for IE8.

Alex

[touchring]

As long as they fix the problem where my IE7 browser crashes virtually 50% of the time, then I am all for IE8.

Alex


btw, i just managed to rid myself of IE7 by using that Stuffplug3 hack for my MSN. Now MSN opens using the default browser - firefox!

I'm now only using IE if the site is not firefox compatible. :)

[alpha]

btw, i just managed to rid myself of IE7 by using that Stuffplug3 hack for my MSN. Now MSN opens using the default browser - firefox!

I'm now only using IE if the site is not firefox compatible. :)

it is a little worrying that at one time we put all our hopes & dreams into the release of IE7, and when it got here it turned out to be a damp fart

[seamo]

I've been running IE7 for a few months now, and have had no troubles with it at all.

Hopefully this will prove to be the rule rather than the exception in the long run...

[alpha]

I've been running IE7 for a few months now, and have had no troubles with it at all.

Hopefully this will prove to be the rule rather than the exception in the long run...

well i remember reading a while ago that M$ said there would be compatibility issues with some websites, as for once they have grabbed the bull by the horns and supposedly plugged a lot of the security hole - the downside to this is that older generation websites and apps may fall over.

long term it has to be a good thing.

[Rubber Duck]

I've been running IE7 for a few months now, and have had no troubles with it at all.

Hopefully this will prove to be the rule rather than the exception in the long run...

I seem to encounter more problems with IE7 all the time. Half the sites on the web do not seem to be IE7 compatible.

I think a lot of Firefox's recent success can be attributed to people being Auto Updated and then running into problems. The easy answer for most is to just use Firefox.

I think if you check carefully there is something on the Homepage of this site that is not fully IE7 compatible. I always get error on page in IE7 but never any error statements for Firefox.

[burnsinternet]

And we cannot control that. All I can say is that we need to make sure OUR sites don't crash it and that OUR sites show up in it. The rest is out of our control.

I am thrilled with IE7 because it is IDN-compatible and acts just like FF most of the time. IE6 crashed more often than my IE7. And did I mention that I can see IDNs without a plug-in? Hoorah!