Where do you stand on Windows Internet Explorer 8?

Many developers and IT pros are commenting on IE8 and for the next few weeks we at Microsoft would like to know where you stand. We've sourced a range of opinions below - click agree or disagree and join in the IE8 debate.

  1. “The addition of the Accelerators to IE8 is an interesting one; if third-party developers produce more of these plug-in features, they may become a very effective way to extend the functionality of IE8 without recourse to upgrades and software updates.”

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    58% of participants agreed.

    Steve Baty said this.

    Comment on Steve's post

  2. “The user-facing function set of IE8 is now so close to those of Firefox, Safari and Chrome that it will not lose any more users to them.”

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    32% of participants agreed.

    Tom Voirol said this on 22 April, 2009.

    Comment on Tom's post

  3. “While it will be great to have a more standards-compliant IE in the market, I don't see version 8 as being particularly game changing. Most of what IE8 delivers, Firefox 3 or Safari already deliver. For users that are most comfortable with IE, or have personal preferences against the alternatives, this is, of course, a great update. For the rest of us... well, not quite enough...”

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    83% of participants agreed.

    Grant Young posted this on April 4, 2009. Is this fair?

    Comment on Grant's post

  4. “IE8's independent benchmark results were a pleasant and welcome surprise.”

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    57% of participants agreed.

    Jordan Knight said this on 3 April, 2009. We're you surprised? Check out Jordan's post on Web Slices and other stuff:

    Comment on Jordan's post

  5. “IE6 has been around since 2001 and is still one of the most powerful and versatile browsers available.”

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    18% of participants agreed.

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The Contributors

  • Ben Buchanan

    Ben Buchanan is a Frontend Architect (Business Integration) at News Digital Media. Previously, he was a Web Standards Developer at Griffith University.

  • Tom Voirol

    Tom Voirol is an online strategy, social media and user experience consultant based in Sydney.

  • Kate Carruthers

    Kate Carruthers has worked in senior strategic management and consulting roles with leading organisations such as AMP, Microsoft, GE, FMT and Westfield to develop and implement their corporate web and e-commerce solutions.

  • Simon Wright

    Simon Wright is owner and operator of Whirlpool.net.au, the biggest online community in Australia. While the site has a particular focus on consumer internet access issues, it has become a haven for technologists across the country.

  • Chris Duckett

    Chris Duckett is a former code monkey turned journalist, who now acts as site Manager and edits the blog Null Pointer for ZDNet Australia.

  • Jordan Knight

    Jordan Knight is a Senior Developer at Readify, and is part of the team which runs Silverlight Designer and Developer Network (SDDN) in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Grant Young

    Grant Young is an online consultant and web developer, who's passionate about sustainability and online social networks.

  • Steve Baty

    Steve "Doc" Baty is Principal at Meld Consulting, specialising in experience strategy, architecture and design. He is also a certified maths nerd, author, speaker, and practitioner.

  • Alan Jones

    Alan Jones is the founder of start-up consultancy, Doing Words, online product guy with a background in communications, product management, editorial and creative marketing.

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