Rumor has it that IE8 will be out in about 18 months, which is definitely up for debate. MIX, however, gives us hints as to what to expect. First? Improved support for RSS, CSS and AJAX have been put at the top of the list. There is also some speculation that microformats and small tags will be embedded in the HTML code that are said to alert software of things such as calender appointments and contact information. That’s all well and good, but can’t Microsoft do anything for themselves? Firefox 3 will undoubtedly have microformat support, so I guess it isn’t a surprise that IE8 will, too. That is what Microsoft is best at isn’t it? Waiting for someone else to announce/leak something about the competition and then make a crappier version of it.
Microsoft drops hints about Internet Explorer 8 [Ars Technica]
Who cares when everyone is using Firefox.
“who cares when everyone is using firefox”
hahaha.. nope. before IE7, IE had at some places of europe 55% of marketshare wich is the lowest IE has had, after the launch of IE7 and 6 months. in that very same places it recoveres 20% of the marketshare getting at 75% again. the global IE marketshare float from 75% to 90% depending what part of the world you are in..
and Peter, i guess you really don´t do any research at all, but it was stated even before the launch of IE7 that there would be a new IE, every 12-15 months now.
Oh Avatar, how you’ve missed the whole point of my rambling.
75%-90% of the people still using IE are the people that aren’t computer savvy.
you guys are so biased … anything microsoft does… isn’t good enough for you even though you know without Microsoft there is nothing
I think the browser wars are going to be with us for quite a while. I read something yesterday about Firefox 3.0 ( i think in July 07). I am firmly in the Firefox camp these days but it pays to know what others have on offer.
Why does microsoft just throw money away trying to improve IE?? If they would just launch with firefox on the system they wouldn’t waste millions a year in labor for no reason…. unless there is only one person working on IE, which explains why everyone i know that uses it has an extensive spyware problem.
I use firefox 99% of the time, EI isn’t bad but I figure I need to support the people who are actually innovating in the browser field instead of the default monopoly. If EI8 is better then firefox when it comes out (keep in mind firefox 3 is in beta), then I would switch no problem – otherwise, I will stay with the tried and true.
Jon