Comments on: Microsoft Ups Ante With New Browser http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/ from The Wall Street Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alaska now says free Wi-Fi will not be coming to Sea-Tac airport | Erik Bowman http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2672 Alaska now says free Wi-Fi will not be coming to Sea-Tac airport | Erik Bowman Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:04:53 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2672 [...] new version of Internet Explorer introduced new features and received decent reviews from the Wall Street Journal’s Walter Mossberg and others. But others have complained about IE8 being too sluggish. Microsoft had been hoping that [...] [...] new version of Internet Explorer introduced new features and received decent reviews from the Wall Street Journal’s Walter Mossberg and others. But others have complained about IE8 being too sluggish. Microsoft had been hoping that [...]

]]> By: Microsoft in 2005 Case Study: The Browser Battle http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2668 Microsoft in 2005 Case Study: The Browser Battle Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:00:06 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2668 [...] communications medium, their photo album, their newspaper, social club, bank and shopping mall(Mossberg). Companies must maintain innovation to have the latest and greatest in order to keep their [...] [...] communications medium, their photo album, their newspaper, social club, bank and shopping mall(Mossberg). Companies must maintain innovation to have the latest and greatest in order to keep their [...]

]]> By: Internet Explorer 8 Anyone? - Personal Finance Forums http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2650 Internet Explorer 8 Anyone? - Personal Finance Forums Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:09:45 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2650 [...] Here's Walt Mossberg's review of IE8. The main reason why I am using Firefox is because I use Linux at home, but windows at work. So, Firefox is the best choice for me due to its cross-platform compatibility.... [...] [...] Here’s Walt Mossberg’s review of IE8. The main reason why I am using Firefox is because I use Linux at home, but windows at work. So, Firefox is the best choice for me due to its cross-platform compatibility…. [...]

]]> By: IE8真的很臃肿很慢？ « 每日IT新闻，最新IT资讯，聚合多站点消息，保证你与世界同步 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2649 IE8真的很臃肿很慢？ « 每日IT新闻，最新IT资讯，聚合多站点消息，保证你与世界同步 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:01:05 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2649 [...] Street Journal的Walt Mossberg却得到相反的结果：在他的测试中IE8并没有Firefox快，也没有Safari [...] [...] Street Journal的Walt Mossberg却得到相反的结果：在他的测试中IE8并没有Firefox快，也没有Safari [...]

]]> By: Is IE8 really fat and slow? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2643 Is IE8 really fat and slow? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:14:34 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2643 [...] the other hand, the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg reached the opposite conclusion in his review: in my tests, IE8 wasn’t as fast as Firefox, or two other notable browsers — the [...] [...] the other hand, the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg reached the opposite conclusion in his review: in my tests, IE8 wasn’t as fast as Firefox, or two other notable browsers — the [...]

]]> By: Microsoft MIX09 Showcases New Tools for Rich Internet Applications « Trailing Indicator http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Microsoft MIX09 Showcases New Tools for Rich Internet Applications « Trailing Indicator Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:51:01 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2641 [...] In contrast to the excitement and applause that accompanied demos of the latest Silverlight 3 and Blend 3 features, the final release of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), while welcomed, seemed anti-climatic. Most of IE8’s features have been known for months and its developers have blogged frequently and in great detail as MIX approached. Reaction remains mixed, with a good review from Preston Gralla of Computerworld and a not so great review from Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal ($). [...] [...] In contrast to the excitement and applause that accompanied demos of the latest Silverlight 3 and Blend 3 features, the final release of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), while welcomed, seemed anti-climatic. Most of IE8’s features have been known for months and its developers have blogged frequently and in great detail as MIX approached. Reaction remains mixed, with a good review from Preston Gralla of Computerworld and a not so great review from Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal ($). [...]

]]> By: Anneke Dubash http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2617 Anneke Dubash Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:52:16 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2617 I use Firefox almost exclusively because it is fast and secure and because I like the features and I can set my browser page up as I want it with my back and forward arrows, etc. where I want them (top right, as I am right-handed). I still have to use IE at work because that is the browser the server uses... As well, some sites are geared to IE and just don't work as well with Firefox. Given the choice I wouldn't touch IE with a ten-foot pole. ESPECIALLY, after glitches in one of the earlier versions of IE which messed my hard-drive. Given Microsoft's attitude that bugs don't actually have to be fixed by them and the users aren't worth placating when something goes haywire, I am always skeptical when they come out with yet another "fantastic" product that is no better than the previous product but comes in a shinier box. "It's a rock..." "Yeah... but look at the box it comes in!" If I have to sit and wait 30 seconds or a minute (yes... sometimes up to a minute!) to load, that is too damn long, especially when I have to move from page to page frequently. I don't like tabs so I don't use them -- ever. I use Firefox almost exclusively because it is fast and secure and because I like the features and I can set my browser page up as I want it with my back and forward arrows, etc. where I want them (top right, as I am right-handed). I still have to use IE at work because that is the browser the server uses…

As well, some sites are geared to IE and just don’t work as well with Firefox.

Given the choice I wouldn’t touch IE with a ten-foot pole. ESPECIALLY, after glitches in one of the earlier versions of IE which messed my hard-drive. Given Microsoft’s attitude that bugs don’t actually have to be fixed by them and the users aren’t worth placating when something goes haywire, I am always skeptical when they come out with yet another “fantastic” product that is no better than the previous product but comes in a shinier box.

“It’s a rock…”

“Yeah… but look at the box it comes in!”

If I have to sit and wait 30 seconds or a minute (yes… sometimes up to a minute!) to load, that is too damn long, especially when I have to move from page to page frequently. I don’t like tabs so I don’t use them — ever.

]]> By: Bill Webb http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 Bill Webb Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:55:09 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2614 Although I admit to being a Firefox fanboy, I thought I'd give IE8 a shot. Since I have no extensive experience with IE7 (having generally avoided IE since I started beta testing Firefox a few years ago) I was not familiar with the interface so found it a bit annoying at first. Determined to be fair, I perservered, and was just about getting to the point of being impressed when Windows XP Pro crashed. I re-booted, went back to the page I'd opened, and it crashed again. I re-booted, opened Fx and went to that page, which displayed perfectly. I went back to IE, and a couple of other pages were hinky, and didn't respond to the magic button. I also noted that it was slower than Firefox on several pages, and much slower with multiple tabs open. (I commonly keep 10 to 12 open, including Gmail -- a notorious CPU hawg.) All in all, I'd say a good beginning. I'll keep it on the machine, and use it occasionally when I want some adventure, but I see nothing to wean me away from Firefox and my carefully-selected add-ons. Although I admit to being a Firefox fanboy, I thought I’d give IE8 a shot. Since I have no extensive experience with IE7 (having generally avoided IE since I started beta testing Firefox a few years ago) I was not familiar with the interface so found it a bit annoying at first.

Determined to be fair, I perservered, and was just about getting to the point of being impressed when Windows XP Pro crashed. I re-booted, went back to the page I’d opened, and it crashed again. I re-booted, opened Fx and went to that page, which displayed perfectly.

I went back to IE, and a couple of other pages were hinky, and didn’t respond to the magic button. I also noted that it was slower than Firefox on several pages, and much slower with multiple tabs open. (I commonly keep 10 to 12 open, including Gmail — a notorious CPU hawg.)

All in all, I’d say a good beginning. I’ll keep it on the machine, and use it occasionally when I want some adventure, but I see nothing to wean me away from Firefox and my carefully-selected add-ons.

]]> By: Apple 2.0 » Blog Archive » Is IE8 the Vista of Web browsers? http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2610 Apple 2.0 » Blog Archive » Is IE8 the Vista of Web browsers? Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:52:56 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2610 [...] I’ve gone through the promotional videos and read some of the early reviews, starting with Walt Mossberg’s in the Wall St. Journal, and I gather it’s a “well-done” advance with [...] [...] I’ve gone through the promotional videos and read some of the early reviews, starting with Walt Mossberg’s in the Wall St. Journal, and I gather it’s a “well-done” advance with [...]

]]> By: Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:11:17 +0000 http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090318/microsoft-ups-ante-with-new-browser/#comment-2609 [...] Microsoft Ups Ante With New Browser [...] [...] Microsoft Ups Ante With New Browser [...]

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