The new Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)

Microsoft lately announced about this all new version of Internet Explorer which is version 8. Although its currently still in beta stage and available for download as a preview for web devolopers and designer, Microsoft was highlighted some of great features (nway it’s always said like that everytime of new version release.. LOL ) such as improved security, improved html ( what’s this? surfing web more faster? ) and others improved features from the previous version. Check details features of Internet Explorer 8 here.

Anyway, will you use it when the full version released soon? I don’t know how much improvement we will get from IE 8 since its still in beta stage and the second beta version expected to be released next summer. Talk about the previous version, i quite unsatisfied about IE 7 which for me there should need more improvement from Microsoft in security related issue, browsing speed and web compatibility. Why i said this is because i once got virus while using IE 7 and also slow browsing speed and some incompatibility while viewing some websites. I don’t know how to explain it technically but the browsing speed was differ when i surf the same website using Opera ( the best web browser, i think ). And i think Microsoft should improve this browsing speed so that it’ll give some new browsing exprience for their IE-user.

When i checked my blog analytics report using Google Analytics, i found that the second most used web browser by my readers is IE 7 and there are some used IE 6!. The first one is Mozilla Firefox and Opera at the third place ( 3rd? lols ). I don’t know why some “web surfer” still used IE, IE somehow make me sick.

Anyhow, do you interested to try this beta version of IE 8? Here is download link.

Download Internet Explorer 8 – beta

But, please noticed that if you decided to test/try this new IE 8, the installation will replace your previous IE version.

Want more info? There are some screenshots from APCmag blog and IEblog. You can check all the details there. And, i still hope to see that IE 8 can compete with the performance of Mozilla Firefox and Opera which i think the best web browser nowadays.