You guys given IE9 a shot?

[Maximilian]

I just curiously clicked the IE9 button on my toolbar and tried it out... Its so much like chrome actually, theres the 1 tab 1 process thing, dragging and dropping tabs works the same way, the layout is similar, its fast, favorites work in a similar fashion with the option of using the old "explorer bar" favourites. The only beef i have is the back/forward/home/stop/refresh buttons should all be on the same side which chrome gets by default although i guess the core problem is customization for the UI is still lacking (same with chrome).

I would like to use IE by default but apart from my gripe about the buttons i get the feeling they just copied chrome and wouldnt have made these advancements themselves. It isnt a bad idea copying chrome might as well copy the best if you are gonna copy someone but if chrome never came along i doubt IE would be as good as it currently is. I think if MS were left entirely to their own devices explorer would still look like the total shit mess that IE7/8 look like on a clean install. The "command bar" shouldve been killed a long time ago (i don't mean the classic file/edit/view toolbar i mean the other thing that's called "command bar"), wtf is the "research" button even for? It dosent do anything when clicked lol, glad its all hidden by default in IE9.

MS always seems to be playing and then subsequently losing at catch-up. The zune, windows phone, bing, they've hardly set the world on fire. Now IE is among these although it actually has a chance for a comeback due to it being the default windows browser. I have high hopes that my return to IE will be with IE 10, i may give it a test drive actually to see what its like.

 

[pyonir]

I will never return to IE. FF is what I like/prefer and I'll stay with it for the long haul. I'd consider just about anything else before IE again.

 

[gmaster456]

It's not terrible but I would take FF over it any day. Some things just don't work right for me in IE9 and it feels slower.

 

[IGemini]

No. I'll use it only in situations where absolutely necessary (eg. work computer and can't install/use any other browser). Ever since Windows Update became a standalone program, I haven't had the need on my own computer. Should Firefox somehow not cut it anymore, I'll go to Opera or Chrome first.

 

[AFurryReptile]

I'll never understand why people feel the need to "go back" to IE. Microsoft are the ones that made browser incompatibilities the way they are, with all of their proprietary API's in earlier revisions. FF and Chrome have been open and transparent all along.

This is not to mention that the latter browsers are also more secure, have more addons, are faster, lighter, updated more often, and generally have features long before IE.

 

[Pretty Cool]

IE9 is not exactly new as it has been out for a year now, and I have used it since then. I personally do not like Chrome's interface it all.

When 9 was introduced, wasn't there a thread in this forum of people complaining that they wanted the old style UI back and hated the streamline approach? As for the command bar, you can just uncheck the option to show it. I have no idea what the research button is.

 

[nemesismk2]

IE9 is not exactly new as it has been out for a year now, and I have used it since then. I personally do not like Chrome's interface it all.

When 9 was introduced, wasn't there a thread in this forum of people complaining that they wanted the old style UI back and hated the streamline approach? As for the command bar, you can just uncheck the option to show it. I have no idea what the research button is.

Ive used IE9 and also made a few comments about it's problems on Anandtech and sent Microsoft some emails. It just wasn't compatible with some of my fav websites which I am sure isn't the case anymore.

I would prefer IE9 to be identical to IE8 which is a very user friendly unlike IE9

 

[Texashiker]

Nope, I plan on never using IE ever again.

Microsoft had their chance with internet explorer, and they dropped the ball. Why was malware so bad for the past decade, because of the exploits and security holes in internet explorer. Instead of fixing the issues, MS just talked about how great IE was.

It was not until MS started losing browser market share that ie started to improve.

Why did it take microsoft 15+ years to improve the security of internet explorer? The answer to that question is why I will not use ie.

 

[notposting]

Not a big fan of IE9, I will use it occasionally, but mostly FF for now. That being said, it's the browser on my phone and I love it on there. Oh yeah, couldn't find a good free Adblock for it which was my primary annoyance.

 

[darkewaffle]

I use Opera the majority of the time but IE9 here and there, and have tried Chrome and FF at times in the last year for a few things. In my limited experience IE9 actually felt like the fastest and I like the interface, streamlined but still accessible for the most part; Chrome's interface I thought went too far looking for 'simplistic' and FF looked very dated in it's default state and I cbf managing addons.

 

[MrChad]

I just curiously clicked the IE9 button on my toolbar and tried it out... Its so much like chrome actually, theres the 1 tab 1 process thing, dragging and dropping tabs works the same way, the layout is similar, its fast, favorites work in a similar fashion with the option of using the old "explorer bar" favourites. The only beef i have is the back/forward/home/stop/refresh buttons should all be on the same side which chrome gets by default although i guess the core problem is customization for the UI is still lacking (same with chrome).

I would like to use IE by default but apart from my gripe about the buttons i get the feeling they just copied chrome and wouldnt have made these advancements themselves. It isnt a bad idea copying chrome might as well copy the best if you are gonna copy someone but if chrome never came along i doubt IE would be as good as it currently is. I think if MS were left entirely to their own devices explorer would still look like the total shit mess that IE7/8 look like on a clean install. The "command bar" shouldve been killed a long time ago (i don't mean the classic file/edit/view toolbar i mean the other thing that's called "command bar"), wtf is the "research" button even for? It dosent do anything when clicked lol, glad its all hidden by default in IE9.

MS always seems to be playing and then subsequently losing at catch-up. The zune, windows phone, bing, they've hardly set the world on fire. Now IE is among these although it actually has a chance for a comeback due to it being the default windows browser. I have high hopes that my return to IE will be with IE 10, i may give it a test drive actually to see what its like.

You should read some of the articles on the IE developers blog on MSDN. It gives some insight into how MS is approaching IE's evolution.

I have IE 9 installed although I still prefer Chrome. IE 9 is about 1000 times better than IE 8, and I give the MS developers a lot of credit for making serious progress at adopting web standards. Certainly added competition in the browser world spurred MS to develop IE 7 and its successors (IE6 was the defacto standard for a LONG time). But Microsoft has also had to balance backwards compatibility with web standards and performance. There are a lot of corporate customers with apps designed for IE's quirks and Microsoft has always gone out of its way to maintain compatibility. Hence the need for compatibility mode in IE.

IE 9 is a big step in the right direction and hopefully IE 10 continues that trend.

 

[nemesismk2]

You should read some of the articles on the IE developers blog on MSDN. It gives some insight into how MS is approaching IE's evolution.

I have IE 9 installed although I still prefer Chrome. IE 9 is about 1000 times better than IE 8, and I give the MS developers a lot of credit for making serious progress at adopting web standards. Certainly added competition in the browser world spurred MS to develop IE 7 and its successors (IE6 was the defacto standard for a LONG time). But Microsoft has also had to balance backwards compatibility with web standards and performance. There are a lot of corporate customers with apps designed for IE's quirks and Microsoft has always gone out of its way to maintain compatibility. Hence the need for compatibility mode in IE.

IE 9 is a big step in the right direction and hopefully IE 10 continues that trend.

Will IE 10 be available for Windows 7 or is that just for Windows 8? With the compatibility problems with IE 9 in 2010 I actually had to go back to IE 8 which worked just fine. I've checked and IE 9 now does work correctly now.

 

[classy]

IE 8 and 9 are decent browsers, but they just have so many hiccups. If Chrome ever gets a menu bar I would never use another browser.

 

[Texashiker]

I give the MS developers a lot of credit for making serious progress at adopting web standards.

Microsoft has continued to use its browsers as a tool to try and force people to upgrade their OS.

Want the latest browser? Sorry XP users, the new browsers will only run on vista and windows 7. Time to upgrade.

Something that Firefox taught us and that ie ignores, a browser is not a tool. A browser should not be a tool to try and get people to spend more money.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

IE 10 will be out for Win7 also.

I think IE9 is good but i'll stick with Firefox. I also found that for a few sites here and there, they don't work quite right in IE9 for some reason.

Will IE 10 be available for Windows 7 or is that just for Windows 8? With the compatibility problems with IE 9 in 2010 I actually had to go back to IE 8 which worked just fine. I've checked and IE 9 now does work correctly now.

 

[Skitzer]

I'll stick with FF. I love my addons

 

[Texashiker]

Will IE 10 be available for Windows 7 or is that just for Windows 8? With the compatibility problems with IE 9 in 2010 I actually had to go back to IE 8 which worked just fine. I've checked and IE 9 now does work correctly now.

Having to ask those types of questions will hopefully be a thing of the past.

With so many browser options for computers, tablets, smart phones,,, microsoft is going to have to reconsider its strategy interrnet explorer.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

Microsoft has continued to use its browsers as a tool to try and force people to upgrade their OS.

Want the latest browser? Sorry XP users, the new browsers will only run on vista and windows 7. Time to upgrade.

Something that Firefox taught us and that ie ignores, a browser is not a tool. A browser should not be a tool to try and get people to spend more money.

I'm pretty sure there was a good reason XP didn't get IE 9, besides if someone is still on XP after all these years they clearly don't care about being up to date.

 

[jkroeder]

Unlike some who absolutely refuse to use IE regardless, I have no issues with IE.

I just don't see it being worth using over the alternatives. There's really nothing that sticks out about it.

 

[Texashiker]

I'm pretty sure there was a good reason XP didn't get IE 9, besides if someone is still on XP after all these years they clearly don't care about being up to date.

Some companies spent a ton of money for web application that work only with IE 7.

Its not that we do not care about updating, but some of us are locked in.

You know what would be "really" nice, is if different versions of IE could be installed. Why cant we use IE7 for data entry, then have IE 9 installed for web browsing.

Microsoft is forcing some of us to switch to a different browser by limiting our options.

On some systems I have XP with IE 7 for data entry and firefox for getting on the net.

 

[MrChad]

Some companies spent a ton of money for web application that work only with IE 7.

Its not that we do not care about updating, but some of us are locked in.

You know what would be "really" nice, is if different versions of IE could be installed. Why cant we use IE7 for data entry, then have IE 9 installed for web browsing.

Microsoft is forcing some of us to switch to a different browser by limiting our options.

On some systems I have XP with IE 7 for data entry and firefox for getting on the net.

Native support for side by side versions of IE would be nice. You can use XP Mode to get older versions of IE if you have Windows 7 Professional. It's a messy solution but it works well, and you can set it up to run multiple versions of IE simultaneously.

 

[Chaotic42]

I have, and I like it, but NoScript is the killer app for me. Until it works as well on IE as it does in Firefox, I won't go back.

 

[Berryracer]

I will never return to IE. FF is what I like/prefer and I'll stay with it for the long haul. I'd consider just about anything else before IE again.

Ditto! same here

 

[randomrogue]

I've tried them all. Chrome is what I use now. FF had me for a long time until a version a while back had a memory leak and forced me to change. I tried Opera and I tried Chrome and Chrome is pretty sweet. I tried switching back to FF but am sticking to Chrome.

 

[PowerYoga]

Use IE for work. Worthless for everything else.