Internet Explorer 8 Released Today

Today Microsoft released their final version of Internet Explorer 8. It's filled with was great improvements and new features. This article explains how in some cases it's even better than Firefox.

They mention that for actual browsing, Internet Explorer 8 "leapfrogs" over Firefox. It's faster and has some nice features such as the Accelerators. What is an Accelerator you ask? Well, check out this video for an overview:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/videos.aspx?mname=accelerators

Excited yet? Well, on top of all that jazz, it also has better security, increased performance (speed), and it continues the trend MS has been on lately (not forcing MS crapola down your throat), allowing you to choose your own search engine (Google search default for me).

It's running silky smooth on my machine!

Learn more about Internet Explorer 8 and even download it if you are interested, here.

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