The End of Internet Explorer?

      by Wyatt Walter

Rumor has it that Internet Explorer 8 may be the end of the life for the most popular browser in the world. According to Infoworld, Microsoft will be ditching its Internet Explorer rendering engine after the next major release of their browser. The rumors have been conflicting thus far, ranging from saying that Microsoft will be taking on WebKit with their next browser or developing a new engine codenamed “Gazelle”. WebKit is the engine that Apple chose for Safari as well as Google for Chrome which has so far helped the two browsers be the fastest on the market.

Microsoft’s IE has struggled to adhere to web standards in the past, but has still been the most popular browser. Microsoft will have to offer some legacy support as a lot of applications are dependent upon IE, but I think the move would be a good one for Microsoft. They will, of course, need to somehow either keep the logo the same or similar in order to keep the investment they have made in the blue ‘e’ branding.

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