We mentioned last week that it was coming. As of 9:00pm PDT today, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is available for download. IE9 will soon be hitting the the Windows Update download queue, or you can download it immediately from the link in this post. Microsoft hasn’t changed much, but they did make a few last minute tweaks since the release candidate. You might notice improved performance with low-end GPU’s, and improved website pinning across multiple domains. Without further ado, you can pick up your copy of IE9 from from Microsoft’s promotional site: http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/. You’ll be presented with 2 different options when you Click the download button. If you aren’t sure whether to choose 32-bit or 64-bit, just use the one that matches your system.
Installation will likely require a system reboot, but once it is done you are good to go. I’d have to say if there is one thing Microsoft did right with IE9, it is that they made IE9 easy to install; it is completely automated and there is only 1 setup window that appears (assuming you choose recommended settings).
As said, IE9 has some good qualities. Here is what I like about IE9-
And here is what I don’t like about IE9-
Overall, as said before, IE9 is a solid browser. It might not woo me in the same way that Chrome or Firefox does, but it has its own special place –pinning a specific set of web apps to my taskbar. The IE9 final version is 9.0.8112.16421, as of release day.
After you’ve taken it for a test drive, let us know what you think! Or, if you dislike IE so much that you won’t even be giving it a try, we’d love to hear your reasons for that. Comment Name * Email *
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