Microsoft Aims To Close Performance Gap With Internet Explorer 9

Barence writes "Microsoft has unveiled the first details of Internet Explorer 9, promising that it will close the performance gap on rival browsers. The major newcomer is a revamped rendering engine that will tap the power of the PC's graphics card to accelerate text and graphics performance. 'We're changing IE to use the DirectX family of Windows APIs to enable many advances for web developers,' explains Internet Explorer's general manager, Dean Hachamovitch. As well as improving performance, Microsoft claims the hardware acceleration will enhance the appearance and readability of fonts on the web, with sub-pixel positioning that eradicates the jagged edges on large typefaces."

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Performance gap but not Conformance gap

[jkrise]

The ACID conformance is still at a dismal 30% compared to 90% of chrome, Safari and Opera.

The internet willstill be divided into 2 - the Microsoft world and the Real, Normal world.

Shame, really. So many years, and the leopard has yet to change its spots.

More Exploits

[TheNinjaroach]

More surface area for exploits, yeah!