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    IE9 at over 1 Million Downloads and Counting, ....


    Posted: 07 May 2010
    IE9 at over 1 Million Downloads and Counting, Download Platform Preview 2

    There have been in excess of one million downloads of Internet Explorer 9 since the first Preview was introduced to the public in mid-March 2010. The number, confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson, is indicative of the huge interest in the next iteration of Internet Explorer, the successor of IE8. Seven weeks after the release of Platform Preview 1, Build 1.9.7.7.45.6019, and a week earlier than initially promised, Microsoft made available for download IE9 Platform Preview 2 Build 1.9.7.7.66.6000, which is currently up for grabs via the IE Test Drive website.

    According to the Redmond company, Internet Explorer 9 had reached the one-million-download milestone while in Platform Preview 1 stage. This is jaw dropping, considering that IE9 has been far from a fully fledged browser until now. And downloads are bound to pile up even more, now that the next versions of IE have evolved to Platform Preview 2, bringing to the table an array of enhancements and new features.
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    IE9 at over 1 Million Downloads and Counting, Download Platform Preview 2 - Build 1.9.7.7.66.6000 - Softpedia
    Posted By: JMH
    07 May 2010



  1. Posts : 1,487
    Windows 7 x64 / Same
       #1

    I might download it on a VM, but not my actual machine.
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  2. Posts : 7,538
    Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit
       #2

    I was looking at this the other day and wondering whether to download or not, so far I've not done it I'll probably wait until it comes out of beta.:)
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  3. Posts : 34
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       #3

    Nice one. But there is a lot work to do to compete with Chrome and Firefox.
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  4. Posts : 53
    windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
       #4

    Firefox has been having a lot of problems lately(Had to roll back to 3.5.9),but I don't know if that is sufficient to go back to Explorer (which I only leave on my machine because some things insist on opening it). Being in Beta it may have more than it's share of security problems (I.E. still does,what do you think all those security updates ARE FOR ??)
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  5. Posts : 1,487
    Windows 7 x64 / Same
       #5

    Hannibal001 said:
    Firefox has been having a lot of problems lately(Had to roll back to 3.5.9),but I don't know if that is sufficient to go back to Explorer (which I only leave on my machine because some things insist on opening it). Being in Beta it may have more than it's share of security problems (I.E. still does,what do you think all those security updates ARE FOR ??)
    What problems have you been having?
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  6. Posts : 333
    Linux (Debian, Android)
       #6

    I hope IE9 will support web workers, web sockets, and webgl (canvas) when it releases, otherwise I'm sticking with Chrome. I don't think they will support WebGL because the backend (OpenGL) competes with DirectX.

    One thing IE has over Chrome right now is hardware-accelerated rendering. Just try viewing something like this: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Pe...s/Default.html in any other browser other than IE9.
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  7. Posts : 55
    windows 7 built 7100
       #7

    Firestrider said:
    Just try viewing something like this: Flying Images in any other browser other than IE9.
    Did opera 10.53 got hardware acc. too?
    Last time i compared at my computer opera had half of i.e. plataform tester or even slower, now Opera was faster Oo
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  8. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 + Windows Xp Pro + Ubuntu 10.04 + openSUSE 11.2
       #8

    opera 10.53 has got turbo mode imo that is less buggy than previous releases
    Well about IE9, i will try it out soon!
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  9. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #9

    Firestrider said:
    I hope IE9 will support web workers, web sockets, and webgl (canvas) when it releases, otherwise I'm sticking with Chrome. I don't think they will support WebGL because the backend (OpenGL) competes with DirectX.

    One thing IE has over Chrome right now is hardware-accelerated rendering. Just try viewing something like this: Flying Images in any other browser other than IE9.
    It seems to work fine in Opera 10.53.
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