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Does Microsoft need a new Browser to replace Internet Explorer?

Survey period: 2 Feb 2015 to 9 Feb 2015

Project Spartan aims to

OptionVotes% 
Definitely. The sooner IE goes, the better59439.31
Probably. IE has a lot of baggage41427.40
I'm not sure16711.05
Probably not. New browsers = new code = new pain23015.22
Definitely not. They should stick to IE.1067.02



 
GeneralYes Pin
Subramanyam Shankar17-Mar-15 0:40
professionalSubramanyam Shankar17-Mar-15 0:40 
GeneralThey can do that if... Pin
Vladimir Svyatski7-Feb-15 11:07
professionalVladimir Svyatski7-Feb-15 11:07 
GeneralRe: They can do that if... Pin
DriveByCoder14-May-15 16:42
professionalDriveByCoder14-May-15 16:42 
GeneralThe WEB needs a new concept as well! Pin
Kirk 103898213-Feb-15 10:28
Kirk 103898213-Feb-15 10:28 
GeneralRe: The WEB needs a new concept as well! Pin
Vincent Beek4-Feb-15 2:33
Vincent Beek4-Feb-15 2:33 
GeneralThe missing answer... Pin
Marc Clifton3-Feb-15 7:06
mvaMarc Clifton3-Feb-15 7:06 
GeneralRe: The missing answer... Pin
JMK-NI3-Feb-15 8:28
professionalJMK-NI3-Feb-15 8:28 
GeneralRe: The missing answer... Pin
Mohibur Rashid3-Feb-15 17:33
professionalMohibur Rashid3-Feb-15 17:33 
GeneralRe: The missing answer... Pin
Sampath Lokuge8-Feb-15 3:11
Sampath Lokuge8-Feb-15 3:11 
GeneralAnother Why Not Sure Pin
W Balboos, GHB3-Feb-15 6:55
W Balboos, GHB3-Feb-15 6:55 
GeneralWhy I'm no sure... Pin
Behzad Sedighzadeh3-Feb-15 6:42
Behzad Sedighzadeh3-Feb-15 6:42 
GeneralRe: Why I'm no sure... Pin
DriveByCoder14-May-15 16:57
professionalDriveByCoder14-May-15 16:57 
GeneralKill it with fire! Pin
Denis A. Stoyanov3-Feb-15 4:43
Denis A. Stoyanov3-Feb-15 4:43 
GeneralRe: Kill it with fire! Pin
W Balboos, GHB3-Feb-15 6:59
W Balboos, GHB3-Feb-15 6:59 
GeneralRe: Kill it with fire! Pin
DriveByCoder14-May-15 17:11
professionalDriveByCoder14-May-15 17:11 
GeneralIts still Important Pin
snorkie3-Feb-15 4:09
professionalsnorkie3-Feb-15 4:09 
GeneralIE can be cleaned, but the problem is in the name Pin
Adam Tibi3-Feb-15 4:09
professionalAdam Tibi3-Feb-15 4:09 
GeneralRe: IE can be cleaned, but the problem is in the name Pin
Mohamed Mitwalli3-Feb-15 21:28
Mohamed Mitwalli3-Feb-15 21:28 
QuestionWhat is IE? Pin
megaadam3-Feb-15 0:00
professionalmegaadam3-Feb-15 0:00 
AnswerRe: What is IE? PinPopular
OriginalGriff3-Feb-15 1:07
mveOriginalGriff3-Feb-15 1:07 
GeneralRe: What is IE? Pin
Member 114239833-Feb-15 6:48
Member 114239833-Feb-15 6:48 
AnswerRe: What is IE? Pin
Thanks78724-Feb-15 23:04
professionalThanks78724-Feb-15 23:04 
GeneralThe problem is not IE (in general) Pin
Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)2-Feb-15 14:10
professionalDaniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)2-Feb-15 14:10 
GeneralRe: The problem is not IE (in general) Pin
Anurag Gandhi2-Feb-15 19:38
professionalAnurag Gandhi2-Feb-15 19:38 
GeneralRe: The problem is not IE (in general) Pin
Alex Sanséau5-Feb-15 22:33
Alex Sanséau5-Feb-15 22:33 
I wouldn't blame the workstation admins, or otherwise you would have the same problems with Firefox and Chrome. (to be clear, I'm not an admin myself - I'm a developer).

They are 3 main areas where IE is behind:
- support for official specs
- performance: IE JavaScript engine is much slower than Chrome's JavaScrpt engine for instance
- developer tools: again, Firefox or Chrome developer tools are much better. Even in IE11, when inpecting the DOM, it doesn't refresh if an element is updated with JavaScript - what's the point to inspect the DOM then?

The good news is that Windows 10 will come with a new browser (codenamed Spartan), although it's is still going to use Microsoft's Chakra JavaScript engine and Microsoft's Trident rendering engine (not WebKit). So, let' see....
Alex Sanseau

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