IE9 Will Be Faster and Safer than Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari

[Bengal34]

if ur a web designer than u will hate ie also

IE6, yes. But it's not so bad with 7 or 8. In versions 7 or 8 it always felt like they forced you to be more precise in your coding. If you're a designer worth your salt then you shouldn't have too much of an issue.

[bjoswald]

When IE9 gets released and if it meets your expectations, will you admit you were wrong?

Of course I will. It's just a web browser.

[Orange Battery]

Why do MS do this?

They have a pretty bad record when it comes to breaking their promises. MS has done some good stuff recently, why don't they just release IE9 and if it is the best then it will prove itself.

[tiagosilva29]

As if he was going to say anything else?

IE9 also cures hemorrhoids.

[Jase]

if ur a web designer than u will hate ie also

What kind of reply is that? :blink:

[kInG aLeXo]

IE 8 is the safest browser ? :huh:

IE 9 will be the fastest browser ? :o

Well..

... and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying.

?Adolf Hitler , Mein Kampf, vol. I, ch. X

[Quillz]

From what I've used of IE9 so far (the preview releases), it has appeared to be quite quick. Looking forward to the final release.

[+Warwagon MVC]

They are correct, IE9 will be faster than the competition, but only for about month, until the competition releases a new version. As for IE9 we will have to wait another 2 years for IE10 to play catch up.

As far as the safest goes, it may be the safest from exploits

but Firefox is the safest from the stupid user.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911356-the-definitive-reason-why-firefox-is-safer-than-internet-explorer/page__p__592767628__fromsearch__1entry592767628

[+Mystic MVC]

Have they made disabling accelerators less of a hassle in IE9?

[LightShadow]

Microsoft, when you release one version a year or longer when lots of exploits can come very quick, have no support for themes or extensions, have a slow browser... Then I doubt you'll have a browser better than the competition.

[Kirkburn]

Microsoft, when you release one version a year or longer when lots of exploits can come very quick, have no support for themes or extensions, have a slow browser... Then I doubt you'll have a browser better than the competition.

IE8 has support for extensions. It does not have "lots of exploits" coming "very quick". You are at least correct in saying it is not the fastest browser.

IE9 is a fast browser. We have physical proof of that. It will continue to have extension support, and continue to be pretty secure, but theming is a pointless discussion until we know literally anything about the IE9 UI.

[LightShadow]

IE8 has support for extensions. It does not have "lots of exploits" coming "very quick". You are at least correct in saying it is not the fastest browser.

IE9 is a fast browser. We have physical proof of that. It will continue to have extension support, and continue to be pretty secure, but theming is a pointless discussion until we know literally anything about the IE9 UI.

But does it have a full extension gallery, or lots of people making useful extensions like Twitter apps for it, adblocker's etc. And the number of times I have seen IE being the easiest to hack. I think it needs a big overhaul.

Maybe they should just use the Chromium Open-Source Code,put an IE Theme on it. And call it IE10. Then I'd like to use IE :)

[Mr. Gibs]

But does it have a full extension gallery, or lots of people making useful extensions like Twitter apps for it, adblocker's etc. And the number of times I have seen IE being the easiest to hack. I think it needs a big overhaul.

Maybe they should just use the Chromium Open-Source Code,put an IE Theme on it. And call it IE10. Then I'd like to use IE :)

Thoughts from pwn2own:

Despite the survival of Google Chrome and the fall of Internet Explorer 8 (running on Windows 7), all the browser hackers at the contest maintained that Microsoft's browser is by far the most difficult to exploit. For starters, IE 8 is the only browser to fully -- and properly -- implement ASLR (see explanation from Nils). Peter Vreugdenhil, the researcher behind the successful IE 8 hack, needed two different vulnerabilities and several exploitation tricks (see paper - pdf) to get it to work. However, because IE is the world's most widely deployed browser, it will continue to attract the attention of hackers and malware writers. Security doesn't equate to safety.

http://threatpost.com/en_us/slideshow/10%20Lessons%20From%20The%20Pwn2Own%20Hacker%20Contest?page=4

[Vandalsquad]

But does it have a full extension gallery, or lots of people making useful extensions like Twitter apps for it, adblocker's etc. And the number of times I have seen IE being the easiest to hack. I think it needs a big overhaul.

Maybe they should just use the Chromium Open-Source Code,put an IE Theme on it. And call it IE10. Then I'd like to use IE :)

Arrghh.. IE has been capable of extensions for years. People developed them on Firefox over IE when Firefox was the better browser. Now IE is the better browser then Firefox. No IE is not the easiest to hack and doesnt need a new engine.

[nub]

Well..

?Adolf Hitler , Mein Kampf, vol. I, ch. X

Did you seriously just bring Hitler into a conversation about web browsers?!

[kill3rt0m4t0]

Arrghh.. IE has been capable of extensions for years. People developed them on Firefox over IE when Firefox was the better browser. Now IE is the better browser then Firefox. No IE is not the easiest to hack and doesnt need a new engine.

To be fair, people develop addons for Firefox (and now Chrome and Safari) because it's easier to do so. Writing with Javascript/CSS is ostensibly easier than writing a binary plugin.

Still, IE8 has its fair share of addons. Twitter and adblock functionality have been around for a while now.

[Soulsiphon]

Oh yeah? Well I'm working on the next, next-generation web browser called um...Pumpkinhead. Pumpkinhead will be the safest and fastest browser yet. Just you wait you.

Did you seriously just bring Hitler into a conversation about web browsers?!

yeah, classic usenet thread kill tactic, albeit poorly executed. Along the lines of the Godwin approach.

[Mr. Gibs]

adblock functionality have been around for a while now.

IE8 (and 7 too, I think) doesn't need an adblock extension. You can achieve the same thing by using the built in Privacy Filter (works just like Opera's URLFilter)

[Prince Charming]

Oh yeah? Well I'm working on the next, next-generation web browser called um...Pumpkinhead. Pumpkinhead will be the safest and fastest browser yet. Just you wait you.

yeah, classic usenet thread kill tactic, albeit poorly executed. Along the lines of the Godwin approach.

Godwin's law aside and addressing the main body of your post; IE9 has been demonstrated to be extremely fast with the IE9 platform previews, and equally, as one of the above posters demonstrated with a source from Pwn2Own, [iE8 is]also very secure. Microsoft do take security pretty seriously. It won't see IE9, indeed, whether it sees a production release of IE in the next few years is questionable, but MSR's Gazelle project is quite interesting regarding browser security.

[iwod]

IE8 with protected mode on is one of the securest (if thats even a word) browsers out there. The only one thats equal (if even better) to it is Chrome with its sandbox mode.

Is it a safer browser (secure and safe have 2 different meanings)? That depends on the user and how well he uses it.

It should be more / most secure. Not Securest.

Edit: Opps, sorry I Stand Corrected, i look it up and it seems Merriam Webster have it in their dictionary.

Edit: NOPE - Oxford Dictionary shows no such word. So it should be more / most secure.

So i Stand Corrected Corrected

[Darth Laidher]

Interesting, i was about to say there is no such word securest. It should be More / Most Secure, but then i look it up and it seems Merriam Webster have it in their dictionary.

Edit: NOPE - Oxford Dictionary shows no such word. So it should be more / most secure.

Says he with the punctuation errors.

[nub]

Says he with the punctuation errors.

What does that have to do with anything?

[Quattrone]

By the time IE9 is out, Chrome dev will be around version 7/8 and will smoke and kill IE9 with features.

[Darth Laidher]

What does that have to do with anything?

What does your post have to do with anything? Or more importantly what does iwod's post have to do with anything.

[Prince Charming]

By the time IE9 is out, Chrome dev will be around version 7/8 and will smoke and kill IE9 with features.

IE9's development isn't exactly static either. They are continually developing and improving with these platform previews, and IE9 should signal the start of a more aggressive and regular release schedule for IE9 to keep it far more competitive than previous versions have been.