Internet Explorer 9 Beta Scheduled for September

LSA King

Internet Explorer 9 goes beta in September, but it's unknown if the public will have access.


Thursday during Microsoft’s annual day-long presentation to Wall Street analysts, chief operating officer Kevin Turner said that Internet Explorer 9 will go beta in September.


Microsoft declined to answer additional questions after Turner's announcement, remaining tight-lipped in regards to the availability of a more stable preview, or whether the beta would actually be open to the public in September.


"We do not have any additional specifics to share at this time about when Internet Explorer 9 Beta will be available," a company spokeswoman said.


Microsoft would also not name a release schedule for the final build. As it stands now, Internet Explorer 9 isn't expected to be completed until September 2011--that's if the company mimics the timeline it used for Internet Explorer 8.


Internet Explorer 9 will be the first Microsoft-based browser that won't run on Windows XP. Consumers using Windows Vista and Windows 7 can get an early taste of the upcoming browser by sampling three sets of demos here. Currently the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview is in its third build.

Source: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Internet-Explorer-Firefox-Opera-Safari,news-7633.html


Looks interesting. They've actually got some high remarks for speed. Microsoft needs to keep releasing a new version every year right now at the latest if they want to stay relevant. They are going to lose market share with the wars heating up. Surprisingly they are adopting web standards that should have been done nearly a decade ago, finally.

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Looks pretty interesting, but I'm going to stay open source I think.

Dfg

Still waiting for the final release .

LSA King

Don't expect the final anytime this year lol, although Microsoft should have it out by December in final if it wants to stay relevant. Google, Mozilla, and Opera are all bumping up their update cycles even faster and they can't afford to do this 1-3 year bullshit any longer. Although, the fact they hold the #2 spot in tests without even having a graphical interface is pretty impressive. I'll probably upgrade, not going to lie.