Internet Explorer 11 spotted as part of Windows Blue

robinbredin · 23 Feb 2013 at 20:27

Doom and gloom they are talking about it already,

More HERE.

Randomface74 · 23 Feb 2013 at 20:28

sounds like it's too early to say, that site is full of articles it later contradicts

theheyes · 23 Feb 2013 at 20:39

What's doom and gloom about it?

Tute · 23 Feb 2013 at 21:48

Big question is, does this drop Windows 7 support?

Skeeter · 23 Feb 2013 at 23:15

Who still uses IE?

Mr-White · 23 Feb 2013 at 23:59

Skeeter said:
Who still uses IE?

Users I enforce it on with group policy

MW

theheyes · 24 Feb 2013 at 00:18

Skeeter said:
Who still uses IE?

Approximately 50% of web users.

foster grant · 24 Feb 2013 at 01:56

theheyes said:
Approximately 50% of web users.

Who buy their laptops and PCs from high street shops and just use what it comes with , So yeah that would be a lot of people.

thenewoc · 24 Feb 2013 at 08:50

A new os each year is starting to take the you know what, unless its a free upgrade.

Destination · 24 Feb 2013 at 09:39

thenewoc said:
A new os each year is starting to take the you know what, unless its a free upgrade.

Sound slike a service pack, which they might take the chance of renaming the OS at the same time, or adding 'blue' to it in at attempt to rebrand away from any bad publiciity

theheyes · 24 Feb 2013 at 10:21

thenewoc said:
A new os each year is starting to take the you know what, unless its a free upgrade.

The new release frequency is no different than Ubuntu or OSX, so either they're all taking the mick or Microsoft are just getting with the times.

thenewoc · 24 Feb 2013 at 10:56

It's a sign of the times, whatever is ready release it, milk the public, do a few more tweaks then repeat the milking process.

andy_mk3 · 24 Feb 2013 at 11:08

Looks like I'll be using Windows7 'till the end of time then

Macro · 24 Feb 2013 at 11:48

Skeeter said:
Who still uses IE?

IE10 is a decent browser, the days of IE7 being awful are long gone...

Dano · 24 Feb 2013 at 11:57

Skeeter said:
Who still uses IE?

Me, I've yet to find any compelling reasons not to, quite the opposite in fact give that every time I decide to try another browser I come across websites that just don't work properly in anything other than is.

thenewoc · 24 Feb 2013 at 12:08

If you shut down w8 without closing IE 10 does it still forget all the tabs you had open in last session?

Eliot · 24 Feb 2013 at 12:15

Having tried almost all of them i alwaysm come back to IE9.
Firefox ALWAYS messes it self up in my experience,
And i dont noticed that chrome is faster.

Elevon · 24 Feb 2013 at 13:28

I have no interest in IE11 etc...,not used it as my main browser since IE3 so shows you how long ago that was.

Big question is what new features will Windows Blue have and will pricing be good value for money ,enough so that Win7/8 users will think about upgrading to Blue.

Also will anti-Metro fans on Win7 etc be swayed by the improvements in Blue's Metro etc....

Guess only time will tell.

Mr-White · 24 Feb 2013 at 13:48

Microsoft are releasing a new o/s every 3 years, they'll probably be 2 service packs on each.

MW

thenewoc · 24 Feb 2013 at 14:31

Chrome here, IE is way behind in html5

http://html5test.com/