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IE 8.1 Supports Firefox Plugins, Rendering Engine

Posted by kdawson on from the fruits-of-competition dept.

KermodeBear writes in to note that according to Smashing Magazine, the newest version of Internet Explorer, codenamed "Eagle Eyes," supports Firefox plugins, the Gecko and Webkit rendering engines, and has scored a 71 / 100 on the Acid3 test. The article is pretty gee-whiz, and I don't entirely believe the claims that IE's JavaScript performance will trounce the others. (And note that the current Firefox, 3.0.8, scores 71 on Acid3, and Safari 3.1.2 hits 75.) No definitive date from Microsoft, but "sources" say that an IE 8.1 beta will be released in the summer.

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  1. Breaking News! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Breaking News: April Fools joke leaked on March 31st

    1. Re:Breaking News! by master5o1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought baghdad was on American time since the fall of Saddam?

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    2. Re:Breaking News! by PhxBlue · · Score: 4, Funny

      In that case, would you go for the "Spanish Inquisition" argument? No one expects that.

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  2. Come on... by spacefight · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it isn't April 1st yet :)

  3. "Eagle Eyes" by ilovegeorgebush · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dubbed "Eagle Eyes" because it has FireFOX in its sights.

    Evil bastards :(

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  4. April Fool a day early by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft's Internet Explorer Development Team has teamed up with the Google Chrome Development Team to create JSE in a seemingly grand plan combat Mozilla Firefox's growing market share. The result: a JavaScript engine that outperforms all modern browsers currently available on the market.

    Yes of course Microsoft will team up with Google to "combat Mozilla Firefox's growing market share". When chairs fly.

  5. IE 8.1 really rocks by INeededALogin · · Score: 5, Funny

    They also decided to release an OSX version again and while I was taking a shower, it fed and took my dog for a walk.

  6. Okay by slapout · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, that's what the Conficker virus does...

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  7. IETab for IE 8.1 by mistapotta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I run IE Tab on Internet Explorer and make the world explode?

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    Check out the author's tagline at the end:

    Jacob Gube is a professional contemporary dancer for the New York City Dance Company. An avid Steve Jobs follower(/stalker)*, you can find him in the local Star Bucks with his Mac Book Air developing .NET applications. Follow him on Twitter⦠if you really must.

    *Seriously Steve, was that restraining order necessary? I was only trying to give you a hug. In retrospect, I shouldâ(TM)ve not done that naked.

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  9. Re:Don't forget to vote! by digitalunity · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hereby turn in my Slashdot member card until it is 4/2/2009 or later in all time zones.

    Thanks.
    digitalunity

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  10. Re:Don't forget to vote! by eddy+the+lip · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or a -1.

    I love a good hoax as much as the next guy (the perl/python/parrot thing was great), but I dread April 1 every year now. Disabling every second news source on the planet for 24 hours leaves me with nothing to do but actual work.

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  11. Re:Don't forget to vote! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can have your member card back. 4th of February has passed in all time zones I know of

  12. Re:Don't forget to vote! by MooUK · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is already well past the fourth of February, 2009. You may keep your card.

  13. Re:Don't forget to vote! by AvitarX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is the omgponies tag?

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  14. Re:Don't forget to vote! by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    To be fair, Felix, New Zealand just does not matter.

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