Microsoft to push IE8 into Automatic Update
Posted on 13th April 2009 in Browsers | No Comments »
On April 10th Microsoft Program Management announced Internet Explorer 8 distribution in Automatic Update of Windows. The update will be optional on the opt-in basis with the options to Ask Me Later, Install and Don’t Install.
Considering the work Internet Explorer has undergone it’s a very good move particularly from a developer’s perspective. IE8 passes Acid2 and complies with CSS 2.1 standard of W3C.
In a hope that most users will go for the ride, it should get IE6, the show-stopper browser for many, off the browser market.
Related resources & articles:
- Internet Explorer 8 home page
- IE6 Update: Help kill Internet Explorer 6
- Internet Explorer 8 to pass Acid2
- Internet Explorer dumping CSS hacks to comply with standards
