A little while ago, Microsoft Internet Explorer, then in version 6, was not only thought of as a dog, but was on DNR ( Do Not Resuscitate) status at not only most enterprises, but with consumers.
However, that wasn’t IE’s only problem.
In an act of extreme hubris brought on executive level stupidity and possibly a total lack of vision, Microsoft declared that further development of IE would cease since – I am paraphrasing here – there weren’t any more innovations to be made in a free product.
That is an excellent position to take when your market share is hovering around 100%.
And we know what happened since then, right?
However, all wasn’t lost.
In the very capable hands of Dean Hachamovitch and the Microsoft IE team, Internet Explorer has gradually been making a comeback, until this, the Internet Explorer 9 beta. (Official name is now “Windows Internet Explorer” v.9)
Folks, IE9, more than anything else debuted in 2010, is the SmallBizWindows Most Promising New Technology of 2010.
It is fast, more compliant with those asinine ACID3 tests than most other browsers, and introduced a fantastic new innovation, hardware acceleration.
IE9’s hardware acceleration has to be seen to be believed!
This though, isn’t the only new thing in IE9.
I have seen several new usage scenarios possible just because of IE9, and these products are just the beginning. With the upcoming tidal move to hosted applications* delivered through thru browser, browsers are going to take on additional importance. And Windows Internet Explorer 9 is well-positioned to both allow developers to dream up new browser-based apps, and let users enjoy the fruits of those development efforts.
Resultantly, the editorial staff here at SmallBizWindows unreservedly selected Microsoft’s Windows Internet Explorer version 9, as our Most Promising Future Product.
*You can see I didn’t mention visible upper atmospheric water or ice particles in this post, because I was docked style points by @danielathp the last time for using a word to describe it.
