![]() ![]() In response to the same question from another participant, a Microsoft IE team member noted, "We've gotten faster. ![]() "When a new version of IE is pushed out, it's setup as an important update and for those users with automatic updates turned on in Windows (which is the majority) they automatically get the newest version." (Another joked that "Ultron" - the villain in Marvel comic books - was one name considered, which Microsoft lawyers vetoed.)Īsked why IE doesn't do automatic updating like Chrome and Firefox, an IE staffer responded: Plenty of ideas get kicked around about how we can separate ourselves from negative perceptions that no longer reflect our product today," the Softie said. "It's (rebranding's) been suggested internally I remember a particularly long email thread where numerous people were passionately debating it. There's been talk - including some very recently - inside the company about rebranding IE to reflect the newer, more standards-centric focus by the IE team, one of the Microsoft Reddit participants acknowledged. Microsoft IE team members repeatedly found themselves responding to those who don't believe IE has changed much from the bad old days. Feel free to tell us any of your thoughts or what you'd like to see, too," said one IE team member.īased on Microsoft IE team responses, it also sounds like Microsoft plans to make a UserVoice feedback and feature suggestion site available for IE some time soon. "There are some great features that are in the immersive version (FlipAhead, reading view, using site images to represent Favorites, swiping to navigate back and forward.) that we'd like to bring over to the desktop. For one, Microsoft may bring over some of the features in "Modern"/Immersive/Metro Style IE to desktop IE. There were some other good tidbits in the IE Reddit AMA. Microsoft is enabling developers to test IE sites using Macs, but that's about it for now, another IE team member said. ![]() We love the fact that the web was built on multiple competing (yet interoperable) platforms and believe that this is how it is going to move forward into the future!" We are committed to improving our own engine. "Right now, we're focused on building a great mobile browser for Windows Phone and have made some great progress lately. In a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Thursday, when asked about making IE available on iOS and Android, an IE team member answered: It sounds like the answer, at least for now, is "no." So couldn't - and shouldn't - a "cloud first/mobile first" Microsoft make IE available on non-Windows devices, too? So what about Internet Explorer? There was a version of IE for Mac up until 2003, after all. This version of Internet Explorer runs on both the 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008.There's been a big cross-platform push at Microsoft for the past year or so, with the company releasing its software and services for non-Windows-powered devices - sometimes even ahead of the Windows versions. Privacy tools like Do Not Track are built-in and can be turned on in one click. Help keep your PC and your information safer on the web with the industry-leading SmartScreen technology that helps protect against socially-engineered malware. Pin your favorite sites to your Start screen and get to them as quickly as you access your apps. One Box is both address and search bar for speedier navigation. Smooth, intuitive controls work just as you'd expect. Tiles and tabs for frequently visited sites are oversized for easy tapping. Internet Explorer 10 lets you flip ahead or back through your websites with the flick of a finger. Truly full-screen browsing: Navigation controls appear only when you need them and quietly get out of the way when you don't. Everything you want to do on the web is a swipe, tap, or click away. It brings a fluid responsiveness to the web that feels totally new. Built to take advantage of the full power of Windows 8 and Windows RT, Internet Explorer 10 starts and loads sites almost instantly. ![]()
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