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IE 10 Sneak Preview

IE 9 just shipped to a decent amount of acclaim, and already Microsoft is talking about IE 10. As it did with IE 9, the drum beating begins with what Microsoft calls a "Platform Preview." This really isn't an alpha or beta -- it simply doesn't have enough features to justify either term.

While there really isn't an IE 10 UI yet (at least for public consumption), developers can play with CSS 3 and see the new gradient backgrounds that CSS 3 and HTML 5 enable.

Microsoft says it will release a new preview every three months as it builds towards an actual alpha. Me, I'll wait for at least the beta.

Reports have it that IE 10 won't run on Vista, which for most of us sure ain't a problem.

Posted by Doug Barney on 04/15/2011 at 9:08 AM


Reader Comments:

Mon, Apr 18, 2011 Ger USA

Firefox (and Chrome as well) sure changed Microsoft's view of the browser. Before, they let IE stagnate, but now they are all over it. I understand IE is more standards compliant and the browser is a little more secure, but if the competition were to die out I expect they'd go back to considering the browser a fait accompli as it is. Not getting IE 10 to work with Vista isn't a problem for me and I use Vista. It's always worked flawlessly, I'd like to add. The only time I've ever opened IE was to set all the security settings to the highest possible and to not trust or accept anything. Basically, lock that POS down tight as a drum, if possible. I know that reports show it's still the most popular, but I honestly don't know anyone that uses it. Of course, most of my friends are in IT or very knowledgeable. You know, the crowd that never used AOL, either.

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