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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1
mikemuch writes "IE8 has left beta as of noon Pacific time today. The development team now considers the browser platform- and feature-complete, but won't say how long until it goes gold. PCMag.com got an early look and has posted a full review of Internet Explorer 8 RC1. The release candidate differs only slightly from Beta 2, most notably in tweaks to its InPrivate Browsing feature, aka porn mode. That feature has been decoupled with InPrivate Filtering, which blocks third-party content providers from creating profile of your browsing habits. RC1 also improves on performance, especially in startup time, but still trails Firefox and Chrome in JavaScript speed. Protection against the relatively new threat of 'clickjacking,' where a site tries to get you to press buttons underneath a sham frame page, has also been added — the first browser to include such protections. Versions for 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, as well as for 32-bit XP are available, but Windows 7, which will ship with IE8, is stuck with an older beta for now."
They can keep all their little incremental security and interface updates. What use are a few little tweaks in IE8, when Firefox offers me add-ons like adblock plus, noscript, slashdotter, etc.?
Competition is good. And firefox has its share of problems. Hell, about 1 time in 3 when I close it it doesn't exit, and I have to terminate the process.
Besides, I can always open a site with IE Tab if I need to.
a) Why would you need to do that if Firefox was so perfect?
b) You do realize that IE Tab uses the IE rendering engine you've got installed. So if you have IE6 installed IE Tab uses IE6's rendering engine. If you have IE7 installed IE Tab uses IE7's rendering engine... etc. There is a reason IE Tab does sweet fuck all on Linux. You need IE to use IT Tab.