![]() ![]() Lance Ulanoff for PC Magazine describes IE 9 as a glass of milk brought in too late after a person has already finished eating a piece of pie and left the room. None of the popular gadgets that require browsers, especially tablets, are using IE 9 because they had already opted for other browsers. However, critics of the browser have pointed out several weaknesses of the browser as well. ![]() The company had previously dominated the market, holding approximately 90 percent. IE 9 is a relatively successful release as it helped Microsoft keep a grasp on the 57 percent of the browser market it holds. It is also compatible, albeit not the most compatible, with HTML5. IE 9 also follows web standards as well as other browsers, another drastic change from IE 8, which was not able to follow web standards effectively. The web browsing speed is a significant improvement over IE 8, which took five to six times longer to complete the test. IE 9 proved to have the fastest browsing speed compared to other major browsers including Opera 11.01, Chrome 10.0.648, Firefox 4 Release Candidate, and Safari 5.0.4, according to a test conducted by Preston Gralla for Computer World. The new browser gained popularity for its fast speed, streamlined design and strong security features. However, the number is not large compared to the 8 million downloads for Firefox 3, according to PC World. ![]() (Microsoft via Getty Images)Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft’s newest web browser, has reached more than 2.3 million downloads since its release on March 14. Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, announces the launch of the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 9, at SXSW March 14. ![]()
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