How is ie9 doing

Of course, the goal is for the browser to hit Only Chrome hit the mark, though IE9 did score an impressive 95 across all systems. Higher is better here! What doesn't really come through in those benchmarks is the browser's hardware accelerated graphics. Microsoft's designed the browser to take advantage of the GPU in graphics intensive situations, and we obviously jumped at the chance to test the browser out on a few laptops with discrete GPUs.

The JavaScript-based Amazon Shelf demo, which you can check out in the video below, is pretty stunning; on the M11x with the GPU activated, the demo ran at 60fps about 55fps when we turned a page in a book. With the GPU off, the experience was a bit more sluggish — it ran at 16fps and 9fps when turning a page. How does that Amazon Shelf demo work in other browsers? Both Chrome 6. The results were much better in Firefox 4 Beta 5 which is optimized for GPU acceleration -- it hit the 60fps mark as you can see in the video.

Microsoft is claiming that it's only game in town with true hardware acceleration, but our anecdotal experience shows that Firefox can handle graphics just as well by leaning on the GPU. Thanks uSlackr. I like the detailed response. I just then found this windows. I like your details better. Chris S Chris S Thanks Chris.

I did not realize i needed to also go to a "3rd party site" like you point out. I then found this: windows. Not sure what the IE9 implementation buys me. I would imagine IE9 sends information on what TPL you're using back to MS too, so they can sell that information to advertising networks just a guess based on previous experience.

The Overflow Blog. Podcast Explaining the semiconductor shortage, and how it might end. No thanks. We shouldn't make the decision for the users as to what browser they should use. They should decide themselves whether they care about being secure and if it's worth for them to upgrade.

You can try to persuade them in that decision by not showing content but that won't work. Matthias, it's not about making a decision for them it's just not wasting time and resources supporting people using 15 year old tech, it halts progress and causes developers to have to hold back on new features. When you buy a piece of tech you have to expect that things will need to be kept up to date and if it isnt your not going to get all the latest features when websites implement them such as when css3 was released.

This is why browsers such as chrome and firefox and even the new microsoft edge are great since it upgrades without you knowing it's doing it. The further back you go the more cost is involved in keeping up support for old browsers and it gets to the point where it's just not worth it. Whole-heartedly agree!

Microsoft should move away from the Web browser development game and stick with their flagship product, Office. By continuing to support these old browsers, we become the perpetuators of this very problem. The only way this problem is going to go away, is if people stop using it. And the only way people will stop using it, is if it stops working!

Think of it like an investment, the quicker we stop supporting these old browsers, the quicker the uptake of newer technologies. All it takes is to update to a system that is capable of auto-updating to newer versions like any modern browser. I believe a notice politely informing the user that their browser is outdated and insecure, and with a link to a page offering the user the possible alternatives, and instructions on how to get them set up on their computer.

This technique, I've seen used on quite a few sites, and I think works well. And they won't get any quicker if nobody is willing to make the move to a newer system. James You definitely bring up a valid business case for supporting older browsers. I'd be interested to see what some of your traffic data looks like and if we're talking about significantly lost revenue i. The better option would be to have a conditional message that explains to users on older browsers that they are not secure and shouldn't be making purchases through ANY website without updating their browser.

That way you're building trust as well as pushing technology forward. I doubt someone who reads a security prompt like that is going to shop at a competitor simply out of convenience. Many people on older technology are among the most fearful of online transactions to begin with.

I run a SaaS where certain critical users are still unable to upgrade beyond IE7 yes, you read correctly, and the date on this post is correct. Should I shut down my company and make a new product targeted at people who keep their software up-to-date?

Your case looks quite specific, usually not supporting old IEs means to abandon some small amount of traffic and income as a part of our social responsibility. If your business is dependent on critical users using old IEs, you need to support it but I would be looking at the ways how these users can upgrade their insecure OS. Such advise can be an added value of your business. If you are keeping the table updated, you might want to add a note that Firefox is planning on ending support for XP and Vista in September They have already ended feature updates.

The idea that users even care what tech people have to go through is a pipe-dream, especially given our salaries. Make it work is the montra, and don't make me do anything. If a company ignores that, they lose market share, which means they go out of business. Could this solution re: hardware acceleration be causing the problem with my computer too? There are downloads or information to fix common problems. If I had this problem, i would have done my best to disable IE, after getting a different browser.

The best browser for speed and ease of use is chromium, or Google chrome. Firefox is the runner up, but only because its less user friendly. If you depend on one browser to access the internet, IE or not , then you are asking for trouble. Doug, examine the graphic of that Internet Options dialog again — carefully , this time. Well, to stop using this, you have to uncheck that option.

Glenn… I did look at it carefully. And I tried just to make sure before I sent the message to Leo it checked and unchecked. I stand by my remark, and I noticed that Leo has changed it now. Yes, it can be confusing, evidently…. Google Chrome is good and fast, except if you want to print something. Then it is not very good. It does not have any way to set print parameters.

Whenever I have something to print I copy the link and past it into IE9, then set the print parameters as I need and print. I do not know why Google does not improve Chrome printing?