Internet Explorer 8 beta 2

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"Works Great, Best Browser out their hands down"

by fmesposito on August 28, 2008

Pros: New features really speed up browsing, this is the first revolution of browsing activities since tabs. Accelerators are awsome, especialy if you use Live Services already (which you should).

Cons: No issues to date
Summary: Microsoft launches back against Mozilla's recent innovations, proving that the IE (and Live) team are not asleep at the wheel. Tight integration between live services and IE with Accelerators and Suggested Search are awsome. The new interface is clean and welcoming. Little things, like the address bar highlighting only the main part of a URL (instead of the whole string) make it easier to identify what site you are at (especialy good for avoiding Phishing attacks). The new Private browsing mode is way more then a Porn mode. Any 5 year old can hide their browsing history, the beauty of Private browsing is it stops the browser from sending data back to the websites you are visiting which could identify you. This is the first real attempt at a browser level to do something serious about Spyware and the proliferation of online tracking. This technology is leaps and bounds ahead of Safari and Mozilla, and I think IE 8 will truly solidify IEs dominance in the browser area once again.

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