Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 9 RC

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. The new RC build includes a Tracking Protection feature, which gives users the option to control what third-party site content can track them when they're online, as well as a new ActiveX filtering option, which allows users to turn on/off ActiveX plug-ins. Best of all, Microsoft has addressed what was arguably the biggest complaint with the new version: if you want your tabs on a separate line from the address box, there's now an option to turn that on from the right click menu at the top of the browser. At the same time, IE9 RC is significantly faster than the beta version. Furthermore, many site rendering issues have been fixed, although we can't say that it's working perfectly. Last but not least, the new build includes hundreds of bug fixes."

Comments

Does it track my Google habits?

[mackil]

From the article: "The new RC build includes a Tracking Protection feature"

Does this preclude my Google search habits?

Re:And it still doesn't support XP

[Anonymous Coward]

Support has to end at some point. It might be time to move forward grandpa.

Why?

My machine works fine on XP. I have all the software I need and Mozilla is still supporting XP versions. And even if they stop, my version of Firefox and Thunderbird work quite fine.

All this needless upgrading of hardware does nothing but increase the hole in my pocketbook and fill in landfill holes in poor Asian countries - and adding to the World's pollution.

There's got to be a time when we have to slow our consumption down; especially with the highly toxic electronics.

--Yours,
Pops

P.S. I kinda like to leave some semblance of an environment to you kids.