Web Roast: Internet Explorer 9

I'm sorry I will just have to be immature and categorically state I HATE IE!

I don't care if its improved or stolen or whatever the hell they have done to it - the psychological damage of restyling markup with its ancestors just makes me want to run away .

Not supporting XP makes me hate it more the fact I will have to go out and buy a computer with vista or 7 just to test the sites makes me hate- hate- hate- it even more

There all done

IE I hate you.

I liked this browser a lot better the first time, when it was called Google Chrome.

The one positive is that perhaps it will put another nail in the IE6 coffin.

My only and major concern is that sharing Address bar and tabs.

I usually open lots of lots of tabs when I am using a browser and I believe that most people will too.

Apart from that, I don't see any major changes or improvements compare with other previous browsers. or May be I just don't care about IE.

Sorry

I hate IE as much as Robert Tipping does, and for the same reasons.

We are about to launch some cool stuff at skobbler, a page for bug tracking and fixing for OSM bugs, of course when I have seen this post I sad : Ok this is a good time to instal it and test it.

I have more issues with ie9 that I had with ie8.

The only think for the moment that is ok is the design and that is because it's minimal, but I still don't get the back button, why cut of, and why tabs next to the address bar ? but this is the beta it will probably be changed.

Why don't you just quit Microsoft ?? WHY? just stop trying, you had 2 stupid browsers after 6 and fail, now you try again ... you are killing us, you really think we don't have enough to work ?

Like any webdesigner I'm not particulary fond of using IE. The damage done by IE6 (which still is hurting any serious webdesigner / developper these days) is difficult to whipe away. That said, I like the clean design, but I don't think it's that 'new' or refreshing. I have a big feeling I've seen this before. I'm not saying it's stolen (they probably had a good look around), it's just not innovative.

What I do like is the cleanness. I have an absolute hate for cluttered topbars with extra toolbars. This is clean, sober and show everything I need to see. My previous favourite browser Firefox is getting too 'designy' and too much 'personalize me'. For me a browser is an app to view a website, I don't give a s* how it looks, as long as it's easy to use. This browser (IE9) looks like that, but I'm not fond of trying it.

There you go!

Hahahaha, No matter how hard they try they won't be as brilliant as google or mozilla!!!

But I really hope they bring that CSS3 Support and the other things that the modern browsers do have!

So about the design! > I will add notes!

Well perhaps the Design isn't that great, but it's simplified and square, I just hope the programming behind it will be at least as good as Opera!

So good luck IE9 and wish only the best! Don't let me down ;)

And PS: Well the actual IE8 is okay and this IE9 will be even better that's the whole point!

So I hope people will update their IE7 and IE6 to IE8 first and then IE9...

The design lacks any kind of emphasis - its neither super clean and free of clutter or really functional with loads of options. The 5 notes detail the glaring problems i can see; in my opinion.

Ok so it's no surprise, that most designers / developers hate IE6,7,8 and now there's 9...

I will use notes

I downloaded the trial, and this version is waaaay better than their previous BETA, at least this time it has an address bar...

I have attached a screen shot of IE9 being tested on my screen, as you can see there are a lot of tabs open, this is good, but what gets me is this is supposed to support HTML5 and CSS3, the shot you see below is of a digital sign / tenancy board that was developed in HTML5 and CSS3, and I am sad to say this browser just lost it's appeal instantly...

I can't believe that they would release something so bad, and say that it supports something, that it clearly does not...

Also note in the top right hand corner of my screen shot the yellow boxes, this is a flash element... why does it not automatically have the flash plugin already????

It seems, no matter what MS do, in the eyes of some people it's rubbish by default.

Personally, I'm a great believer in keeping a very open mind....and imitation - so long as it's done in your own way. Whilst this new IE uses many of the features that Chrome and Opera and Firefox first kicked off, it does them in it's own way. Microsoft is learning, then.

First off, whilst it will take some getting used to, the clean, uncluttered interface is wonderfully desirable. When I first saw Chrome I was baffled. "So where is the browser then?" sprung to mind, and the same could be said here.

But once you get used to it, the sparseness of Chrome, and now IE9, compared to the cluttered interfaces of Safari, Opera and Firefox is an absolute dream. What these de-cluttered interfaces realise is that 99% of the time we're using the websites, not the browser. Keeping the browser minimal means more space for website viewing, which considering how rich the internet is becoming is the wisest move.

The use and positioning of the icons is sensible and those used most people will be familiar with.

Whilst some may suggest there is not enough room for tabs, from when I've watched friends of mine use the net, most of the average users tend to only have a maximum of 3 tabs open at a time so I fail to see this being an issue.

Generally speaking, other than nitpicking, there's really not much more that could be said. The design is simple, uncluttered, and in my opinion therefore elegant.

An utterly delightful application of Ockhams Razor.

I really do not like the fact the they have removed the menu bar from their browsers. It's like they want their target audience to be 4-5 year old who just point and click. I know it was removed in previous versions, but i thought I'd share it here. I also know I can put it back, but come on, the default should b to have it there and remove it if I want.. Quit trying to change UI patterns!!

Search provider in the URL bar? NO!! google toolbar, thank you!

Tabs inline with the URL, are they really stuck in the day and age of small monitors? Are they trying to allow for more real estate? Here's a concept, make the flippen buttons a tad smaller(oh, and show the whole button too!)

Not supporting XP is the nail in the coffin. This just goes to show that MS is ignorant..

The fact that they are actually supporting developers needs does not make up for the fact that they are discounting the users experience.

IE makes me want stab my leg with a pencil.

it look clean and simple. but design is too common.

Not too bad but tabs location may need to change

As far as the improvements go, its a step in the right direction but is it REALLY a competition for other web browsers such as Firefox? No. I like the idea of Pinned Sites but the fact that it STILL doesn't render all websites correctly kills it.

The interface is fine...but man does IE need an updated version of that logo. It looks very 90's.

I would also suggest integrating the notes to changes more into the design, than a list at the bottom...ie. ff.

It looks good. Firefox wins for me because it is customizable - will this be customizable? Will it work the way 'I' want to work?

It looks very rigid - what you see is what you get - you can't make it look like you.

Browsing is very personal, this looks very unfriendly, efficient possibly, but remote and cold.

I have to confess that I'm not a huge fan of IE, but I've been playing with IE9 (beta version) and I like it, reminds me a lot of Chrome. ok about the design I do like the colors, they are typical of IE browser, anywhere you see the aqua marine blue theme you know is IE. I would use a different theme for the main photos (tropical fishes), they are really cool but not for a browser ad, I don't know, maybe something more technological, maybe the world through a browser or something like that. Overall nice and clean, and I do like it, as it's simple and easy to navigate. Good job

Good HTML 5

So, a new version to complain about or what? Heard about it some time ago, but when some mates told me about its incredible speed compared to the competitors, I found myself installing it, but certainly not hoping in anything way better than the previous versions have shown. And of course, I had no surprise. The new browser is a classic "hit" from Microsoft and what amazed me most was the fact that they were actually putting that address bar on the same line with the tabs (that's why i gave 2 points on originality, but unfortunately it was kind of stupid by them), as well as the same ie 8 interface, plus the expected clone of opera's speed dial (or chrome if you want). So, just another version i wont use ever.

I don't find anything in it that is appealing or that calls out to me to change my firefox browser and set this as my default.

And like a lot of people pointed out, I'm quite concerned about the tabs sharing the address bar. I usually have lots of tabs opened up, and I'm sure a lot of people do.

The design is not so appealing. Moreover accomodating tabs in the line of address bar is very unusable thing it can offer. What if I have to use more than tabs? Will it form a second line? that would be very damaging.

hope it supports css3.. and be fast.. and make sense..and don't crash for no reason..

and be competitive !!

some notes below:

A couple of things that I feel like they didn't really consider:

• Why have tabs if most people can only fit two on the screen?
• What about people with lots and lots of favorites? That'll blow up the autosuggestion drop down...
  • Most people aren't going to understand how to close just one tab with the X hidden until mouseover.

Hopefully Microsoft has addressed standards compatibility issues, and IE9 actually gets used. The push away from XP is a bawlsy one, and that alone makes it difficult to forseewhat the adoption of this browser will be like.

OMG! I can't wait to install it on my PC in a while!

Let me firstly say that I am very biased as I HATE IE as much as everyone else that does anything on the web does. The first thing that I noticed is there is very little room for tabs. I don't see why it would have to be like that. Move the address bar to the top or copy chrome even more. I like the fact that it will FINALLY support html5 and css3 functions, but please know that I will not be using it other than testing and will keep recommending people to not use it and switch to chrome or ff. Oh, and it's redic that it won't be available on XP (wit still over 50% of the users worldwide using it!!) meaning we will still have to deal with ie7 and 8 compatabillity, which is just horrible to be honest.

I really like the simplistic approach that Microsoft has placed into IE9 but an option to have labels might not be a bad idea for every day users (maybe make that default).

With that said, I absolutely love IE9. It's crazy fast (faster than Chrome, Safari or Firefox on Windows or Mac) and is compatible with the latest web technologies like HTML5 (it's about time).

My only regret is that I cannot use this on the mac or I would use it all the time.

Good Job Microsoft!

To say that it's trying to

Overall i don't find anything special on the design except the animations!

Sure is a step forward and lets hope it will put one more stone on the grave of IE6.