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Has anyone else just been upgraded to the all new singing and dancing IE8 ??
I`ve just been testing it out and it seems as fast if not faster than firefox
Bill Gates just might have won me back over! lol

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

This item was edited on Thursday, 30th April 2009, 17:35

Faster than Firefox isn`t something to be proud of... it`s the Sloth of the browser world.

IE8 is a vast improvement, but still not a patch on Opera and Firefox (although with each update the latter seems to be getting worse IMO)

I`m interested, but does it have add-ons like the AdBlock Plus/Pro available in Firefox?

I tend to use Firefox mainly because I switch between a Mac and a PC and have FoxMarks (for password/bookmark syncronisation), NoScript (to block dodgy sites from running scripts) & AdBlock (which is a marvellous invention!)

So it would take quite a bit for me to move back to using IE8

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-Terry Pratchett.

I upgraded it for Vista`s sake...

I did get curious though and I took a look at it. The front end confused me, so I went back to Firefox.

Apparently even if you don`t use it, you should upgrade for your OS`s sake. If you`re on Micro$oft that is.

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thought it was bloody awful, but it disagreed with my system and the developer`s tools windows kept popping up meaning i couldnm`t actually do anything. IE7 for me

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Been using IE8 for a while and I`m fine with it. My computer, however, is getting a bit too old to handle too many new things and isn`t quite so keen...

I`ve never really got on with FF, so I`ve stuck with IE and not had any problems - yet!

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Apparently even if you don`t use it, you should upgrade for your OS`s sake. If you`re on Micro$oft that is.

Like how the upgrade to IE4 made Windows Explorer much better, or for security reasons?



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Apparently both...

Although admittedly the first thing I discovered was that IE8 was incompatible with my Printer Software.

But as I don`t use IE anymore (Thank`s for introducing me to the wonders of Firefox BTW xfg) I`m really not bothered. As long as it makes Windows a little more secure...

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Only reason I use IE is for Footy streaming as even with the IE/Firefox button Firefox doesn`t like it.
Just feels like a mess whenever I go back to it.

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If Chrome had the add-ons that I use on FF, I`d switch to that. Just opening a new tab seems to take an age on IE - pretty much instantaneous on FF.

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