Testseek.co.uk have collected 35 expert reviews of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0.
March 2011
(80%)
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The editors liked
Improved HTML5 support
Better performance
Enhanced privacy tools
Fast and powerful
Secure
Great privacy features
Fast browser with excellent privacy and security protection plus support for the HTML5 standards that are both finished and in use
Fast
With GPUpowered rendering
Streamlined user interface
Standards compliant
Tracking protection
ActiveX filter
The editors didn't like
Potential compatibility issues with legacy web apps
Tracking Protection may be counter-productive
Add-ons still woeful
Feels unpolished in places
If you don't like the interface
There are few configuration options
Some key features need a more granular interface and Web developers who want the very latest versions of changing standards don't find them here
Abstract: Throw away what you think you know about Internet Explorer -- because the just-released IE9 will turn it all on its ear. Think IE is sluggish? Think again, because according to SunSpider tests, it rivals or beats the speed demons Chrome and Opera. Beli...
Abstract: When Microsoft first introduced Internet Explorer 9 at PDC in November 2009, it didn't show much. A few benchmarks, some talk about the technologies that the browser would use, and a little information about the direction that development would take....
New JavaScript engine and hardware acceleration mean greatly improved speed. Minimalist interface leaves more room for webpages. Download manager with malware protection. Improved tab function. Many security features. Tracking Protection. Improved stan...
Only works in Windows 7 and Vista. Still some occasional site incompatibilities.
Abstract: Did you feel that? Microsoft has shifted its Internet Explorer development team into higher gear and dropped another rev of the IE 9 beta, this one called Platform Preview Version 6 and touting "next generation experiences." It's all happening so fast...
Published: 2010-03-17, Author: Nick , review by: techworld.com
If Microsoft can match its promises, Internet Explorer 9 could be the product that takes the fight back to fast-gaining rivals such as Firefox and - more recently - Opera and Google Chrome. With unparalleled compatibility, HTML5 and the ability to mak...
Zippy browsing speeds, Minimalist layout, Innovative features
You must have Windows 7 or Vista to use it. XP users are stuck on IE8. Forever.
This is not only the best version of IE to date, but it will catapult Internet Explorer back into the thick of the browser wars.
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Published: 2011-05-17, Author: Zara , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: Internet Explorer is considered a bit of a dinosaur: big, slow, and a bit clunky. If that’s the case, then IE9 is more like a velociraptor. Whether this raptor can catch Firefox remains to be seen, however.IE9 is fantastically streamlined and there’s n...
Doesn't run on Windows XP, Javascript and HTML 5 performance could be improved
Internet Explorer 9 is arguably the biggest leap Internet Explorer has taken from one version to other. Not only does the browser sport a new look, its underpinning too has been changed considerably for the better. While it might still not be up there ...
