Internet Explorer 8

[landbeforetimelover]

Well, I must say that I have been very unimpressed with Microsofts latest software including Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007, and Windows Vista however I have just tried Internet Explorer 8 Beta and I must admit that it's all right.  It's not as good as firefox, but it might get there some day.  The overall feel of the program is much nicer than IE7 was.  Setup is a breeze and it still looks streamlined without taking up 512mb of ram by opening google.  It still uses the same old crappy rendering engine that it did way back in IE5, but it looks and feels nicer now.  They seriously just need to dump IE and start again from scratch.  It's too much of a hackers paradise.  They have done better however and I commend them for that.  Hopefully they'll do better with Windows 7 as well.  They're coming out with a 32 bit version of it so I know it won't have too many insane requirements.

[action9000]

Hopefully they'll do better with Windows 7 as well. They're coming out with a 32 bit version of it

As long as there's a 64-bit version eventually.  
I'm sure there will be.

[landbeforetimelover]

There's something different about IE8.  Something.........about the UI.  It's almost like it's been optimised for windows surface...........Everything's a little too smooth.

As long as there's a 64-bit version eventually

Of course there'll be a 64 bit version.  Heck, there's already a 64 bit version for xp and vista.  Why wouldn't they make one for their newest operating system?

Just the fact that you can download IE8 for windows xp shows that MS knows Vista is a dud and doesn't plan to dump xp until they get windows 7 up and running.

[Petrie.]

Long live Opera...no IE for me (except for those Windows updates).

[Kor]

I think I"ll stick with Firefox for now.  It seems to be a good browser.