Internet Explorer 9 Will Never Be on Windows XP

[iqvl]

I have windows 7 and firefox installed on my pc.

 

[Guest]

no problems microsoft.
i will simply move to chrome or firefox.
but i wont move to your bloaty windows 7

 

[Benihana]

[citation][nom]nforce4max[/nom]Who uses IE any more?[/citation]
Good question! I used to keep IE on my system only because Steam used to use it for it's in-game browser. The moment they switched to Webkit, I fully eliminated IE.

 

[eddieroolz]

I'd say good riddance. Microsoft should not be held back from fully stretching their muscles by an antiquated OS. This sends XP users a clear message: move on and get on with the times.

 

[Guest]

i think that what's microsoft doing is RIGHT. ditch the stupid xp, with appropiate software written apposite for w7/vista we will se all a huge leap foward in performance, i cannot even stand using an xp computer anymore, too much poor of interfaces, too slow to react to commands thanks to the lack of readyboost, too slow to boot up(with an old 160gb 5400rpm 2,5" hd it takes 34s and it's an installation 4 month old, and i'm an heavy beta tester) and the interface adapt poorly as you use the computer... not to mention the immense speedup that the use of direct2d in Live and IE9 have, and to run native code to the OS(.net si a core part of the OS)

 

[marraco]

"Microsoft could be counting on IE9 driving some upgrades licenses from XP to Windows 7"
Why pay for windows 7 when Firefox and Chrome works in XP?

Firefox will support hardware acceleration before IE9, and both Firefox and CHrome already are the prefered browsers in Windows 7.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, but Hardware Acceleration will only work well with a good api architecture so prefrerrably WDDM 1.1 so that 3D acceleration would work great.

 

[jimishtar]

[citation][nom]nforce4max[/nom]Who uses IE any more?[/citation]

I would ask, who uses XP anymore? Lord...

 

[tu_illegalamigo]

Why not just vlite windows 7 if it is too bloated for you?

 

[drwho1]

I still use IE most of the time, like right now!
I do use Opera.... sometimes.

 

[cookoy]

Upcoming IE9 and Firefox 4 still need more work to perform on par with Chrome. At least things are moving along again instead of the stagnant years when IE6 ruled alone.

 

[raybob95]

I realize that Microsoft is trying their best to phase out XP so that they can make money on Windows 7, but I think it really sucks for the consumer, since XP is definitely the best Microsoft OS ever released, and no matter what MS says, it's still totally modern and capable of running all the modern stuff.

 

[raybob95]

[citation][nom]rhelme[/nom]I don't care who here uses XP, its the users that complain that they are getting left behind that don't see new features that really bug me. If you look at Linux's upgrades and Mac OS's upgrades, they frequently break compatibility and tell you "Oh well, if you want it, upgrade". For some reason if Microsoft does this, everyone crys.[/citation]

Perhaps because Unix is FREE.

 

[Doommaker]

This is news? That OS is nearly a decade old. Time to move on. I can see why it's used in the corporate world, but there's no reason for the average person to still be on XP. You shouldn't have the same PC for 10 years. It's going to be slow as dog shit.

 

[dextermat]

who wants this malware magnet anyways.... MS need to change the system so that it's more secure.....

its actually good for XP users trust me.

 

[rocky1234]

I'm sorry but this is a mistake on Microsoft's part. yes Win XP is old but it runs pretty much any software WIndows Vista or 7 does except DX10 & 11 only games. SO there is no excuse to leave out Windows XP at least until more software refuses to work with XP. I myself do not use XP except on one machine at home & that is only because it can not handle Win 7 the rest of my 8 computers are all Windows 7. Also from a tech point of view this is going to be a tech nightmare as people will be coming in & crying as to why their 5 year old computer can not run IE9. Heck some of these people will be outright upset that their 2 year old computer can not run it since when Vista was released most OEM;s gave a Windows XP downgrade option & they will have every right to be pissed off. But they will put the blame on the wrong person or company which will be me of coarse & not blame Microsoft which is where the blame should be put.

 

[seezur]

[citation][nom]mitch074[/nom]If a "modern OS" is required for hardware acceleration, how comes Mozilla intend to add hardware acceleration to Firefox 4 on Windows XP starting with the next beta? There's something fishy here.Moreover, from what I could see, a "pinned website" is a shortcut that retrieved the website's icon and loads IE 9 with a switch that makes it load with the favicon set right before the back/forward button.As for site-dependent customizable toolbar colors, I don't give a month after forced install before there's an exploit out there that can subvert the browser.And, "mostly positive reviews": please, how many of these merely say "IE 9 will be better than IE 8". Well, yes.It'll still be behind other browsers in speed (on my machine, Firefox 4 beta 6 runs circles around it when it comes to UI responsiveness), required resources (ditto), standards compliance, stability (yes, I did crash it, several times, and it never recovered), availability (Vista/Win7 only), ease of use (I dislike Chrome due to its minimalist interface, although it is reactive and still rather complete; IE 9 manages to make a minimalist interface look CLUTTERED!), attractiveness (the new logo: take the old one, dip in bleach for a few days, leave to dry in the desert's sun for a few months; enjoy) and cleanliness (I reported a bug in a CSS3 feature they decided to implement, in Preview 3, or 3 months ago; it's been acknowledged, but is still not fixed).The best IE ever. It caught up with the competition - but is still trailing behind: not yet out, and already the competition makes it look dated. I don't think we can expect a new release before 2013, and meanwhile, we'll have to support 8 until 2014 at the very least (in theory, we should still support IE 7 and 8; however, the only good thing that came from forced IE 8 installs is that the cumulated shares of IE6/7 is rather low now - but we'll need to retain IE 8, due to XP's popularity).[/citation]

First the APIs used to add hardware acceleration to IE9 don't exsist on XP thats why IE9 will not be on XP. I too have been using the beta of IE9 as well as Chrome and the performance is very similar. HTML5 performance is way better on IE9 due to the hardware acceleration. Yes I have had crashes on the BETA but remember it's a BETA and most of the crashes I have had seem to come from java in the page.

IE9 is a step in the right direction no matter how you look at it, will there be a better option out there? Sure, there always is, just be glad MS is actually trying to make better products that actually utilize modern technology.

Remember that us computer experts/power users/geeks will always use the best option out there but the masses that don't even know what an alternative browser is will be much better off with IE9.

 

[Raidur]

This just in; Firefox 4 takes 50% of IE 8's market share on XP.

 

[SavageNorseman]

Sorry but I have to rant a bit here...

I still use XP because it runs ALL of my games/programs. Windows 7 will not run any Command and Conquer game older than Generals and even Gens only runs on 32bit Win 7 (according to MS's software compatibility website). I also have other older games that probably might not work like Duke Nukem 3D (With eDuke32 mods), Diablo II, etc. The fact that these games (CnC for sure) do not work is unacceptable to me period. Even with "Windows XP mode" or compatibility mode turned on these old titles will not function properly so no thanks. IE 9 looks interesting and I like the idea of hardware acceleration, but I can live without it and play my games instead (the important thing). Eventually, other browsers may implement similar technology AND allow it to be compatible with XP... only a matter of time - I think.

 

[marsax73]

[citation][nom]damianrobertjones[/nom]P.s. WHy are you on XP? Why didn't you stay on windows 2000? Or even Win 98SE? You know, there's no need to move from them as they have all the software you need....Same with memory, stick with 512Mb and forget 2Gb. Heck, stay with that 5400rpm 40Gb drive and still listen to all your media created with RealMedia.[/citation]


Thanks for that. I needed the laugh. I guess we should stop making new cars, new flat screen tvs, nicer cell phones, etc. I loved Win 98 back in 98. Win 2000 was awesome in 2000.

 

[braneman]

so? get chrome or firefox. or if you REALLY like explorer you could get windows &(you probably should anyways)

 

[K-zon]

Hard saying sometimes, given that for 10yrs an os has been able to meet the needs and wants of many people goes to show the a good design in a product. Rather those who develop the software arent that interested in the idea to move onto another should at least give some credit. If 9 cant be on xp, xp users loss and the lack of IE9 users.

 

[bogcotton]

[citation][nom]marsax73[/nom]Thanks for that. I needed the laugh. I guess we should stop making new cars, new flat screen tvs, nicer cell phones, etc. I loved Win 98 back in 98. Win 2000 was awesome in 2000.[/citation]

I can't tell whether you genuinely missed his sarcasm or not!?

 

[TidalWaveOne]

Who uses WIndowx XP anymore? Might as well still be using a Commodore 64.

 

[wmtyrance]

I'm an xp user and i admit, i would love to upgrade to Win.7. As i have a custom pc i just didn't want to drop 3 or 4 hundred dollars for a new os. I will wait until the price comes down abit. I did the same thing with xp. I stuck with the hated Windows Me till it no longer was surported. Xp does what i need it to do for now.