Tuesday, December 30th 2014
Microsoft to Rebrand Internet Explorer
Despite some genuine increases in performance and reliability, Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE) is turning into a relic. Once an unbeatable web-browser that attracted anti-competition lawsuits the world over, its market-share (usage) has dropped below 10 percent, according to W3Schools. With Windows 10, Microsoft plans to completely rebrand the bundled web-browser.
Codenamed "Project Spartan," the browser will feature a new UI, and a different branding from MSIE. It will also shed useless code, and will have a smaller memory footprint, much in the same way Firefox was a toned, peppy rebrand of Mozilla/Netscape Navigator. You could even expect a new icon. Microsoft could undertake a massive marketing campaign for the new browser, of a scale similar to Google's, for its Chrome browser. Microsoft could even delink the browser from Windows Update, to facilitate faster security and bug fixes. The browser could debut with beta releases of Windows 10, and its first stable version could come out with Windows 10 RTM.
Source:
PC World
Codenamed "Project Spartan," the browser will feature a new UI, and a different branding from MSIE. It will also shed useless code, and will have a smaller memory footprint, much in the same way Firefox was a toned, peppy rebrand of Mozilla/Netscape Navigator. You could even expect a new icon. Microsoft could undertake a massive marketing campaign for the new browser, of a scale similar to Google's, for its Chrome browser. Microsoft could even delink the browser from Windows Update, to facilitate faster security and bug fixes. The browser could debut with beta releases of Windows 10, and its first stable version could come out with Windows 10 RTM.
41 Comments on Microsoft to Rebrand Internet Explorer
IE still dominates the market by a good share. I knew those numbers had to be way off before.
Now if Crome \ Firefox came default with a MS OS then the %'s would mean some thing.
My point to the people bashing the modern IE11 have no clue what they are talking about and spread misinformation. They are just smart enough to be dangerous so to speak. They are the kind of jokers who screw around in the registry and install a crap ton of add-ons and wonder why their systems are unstable or are getting infected all the time.
The fact is IE11 today (January 2 2015) is probably the most secure browser out there for everyday use. Even Chrome has had some major flaws lately (DoubleClick Cookie exploit). I like Chrome a lot mind you but there is ZERO wrong with IE11. Its not 1999 anymore people. Stop drinking the Kool Aid.
Internet Explorer has a terrible reputation stemming mostly from the pre-SP2 XP era. In credit to Microsoft, it's actually quite a good browser now.