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A First Look At Internet Explorer 8 RC1

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-lookit-that dept.

bogaboga writes "TG Daily reports that Microsoft quietly released the first update to its IE8 beta 2 to its closest partners last week. This new version only scores a dismal 12/100 on the Acid 3 test, though the score improves significantly if one leaves the [browser] window open for at least a minute. It is marked as 'Release Candidate 1.'"

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  1. Why It Takes an Extra Minute by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    This new version only scores a dismal 12/100 on the Acid 3 test, though the score improves significantly if one leaves the [browser] window open for at least a minute.

    It's true, it improves to 100/100! The reason you need to leave the browser open for at least a minute is because that's how long it takes to download this extension, install it, run the extension and put the acid 3 URL into the extension's address bar.

    I recommend anyone who loves IE to do this!

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    1. Re:Why It Takes an Extra Minute by plague3106 · · Score: 3, Funny

      i never liked IE in the past, but 7 was ok, and I find myself actually liking IE 8. I've never looked at the source code to Firefox, so I could care less about my browser being open source. As far as security holes go... well I have vista with UAC enabled, so I'm not too worried. All browsers have security holes.

    2. Re:Why It Takes an Extra Minute by giafly · · Score: 3, Funny

      No! One minute is just enough time for your computer to get zombie'd, which improves the average code quality.

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    3. Re:Why It Takes an Extra Minute by mrdoogee · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a whole nuther thing here if you could care less. It makes me nauseous at how this nukeular power supposably is illiterate for all intensive purposes. I hate it, irregardless.

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    4. Re:Why It Takes an Extra Minute by Kalriath · · Score: 4, Funny

      However, it passes ACID 2 with flying colours.

      If I were a conspiracy theorist, I might find something interesting about a new ACID test which IE fails miserably the instant Microsoft releases a browser which passes the old one.

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  2. IE needs a new slogan... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about:

    Internet Explorer: Holding the Web Back Since 2001!

    1. Re:IE needs a new slogan... by v1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I prefer the older standby - empowering 0wners since 2001

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  3. IE 10 by Cornwallis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing that by the time IE 10 is released it won't run at all finally making for a safe browser experience.

    1. Re:IE 10 by ianare · · Score: 3, Funny

      That would be IE 9

  4. Seriously? by DarrenBaker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Surely you can't be serious - It scores higher if you leave the browser window open for a minute?

    What is it, an Oldsmobile?

    1. Re:Seriously? by IceCreamGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Holy crap I miss my 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Thanks for bringing that up. :'-(

    2. Re:Seriously? by sir_eccles · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's like high end Hi-Fi equipment you have to let the browser window burn in before you can get that richer and warmer internet experience. I always leave my browser to burn in overnight the first time I install it and find pages load quicker when I use oxygen free unidirectional tubes.

    3. Re:Seriously? by jbeaupre · · Score: 3, Funny

      You must not be in marketing. That's "A 75% performance improvement over time."

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  5. IE by ionix5891 · · Score: 5, Funny

    is like a bad smell that wont go away

  6. Re:Damn, did I really not know? by lloydchristmas759 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Microsoft speak a RC is a feature complete product, parts are still buggy but the capabilities are in, they still reservice the right to add features but will not remove them.

    Really? I thought that was the definition of "service pack 8".

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  7. Re:Some people STILL think they should use IE by gzipped_tar · · Score: 5, Funny

    The best (worst) argument for IE I've ever heard was "to save disk space".

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  8. Re:But does it fix the critical vulnerability? by Atti+K. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yeah. IE lets you browse the internet, and vice versa.

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