Besides sucking the bottom of the web browser barrel when it comes to browser performance and standards, IE has also had the unlucky glory of looking like trash. The UI was horrible, slow, and clunky. With each new version end users hoped for progress. But instead, Microsoft laughed in their faces and continued on their “our way is the only way” tirade, acting as if their browser was the only browser that mattered and that these silly “browser wars” were below them.

But perhaps Microsoft is finally starting to see the light. Performance in early test builds of IE 9 have shown that there’s potential for some pretty awesome performance. But the oh so sought after new UI that Redmond has hinted to has so far gone unseen…until now.

The image above was found on a Russian site. It doesn’t say outright that this is IE9. For all we know it could be a rendering. But if it is legit, I can finally tip my hat (if I had a hat on that is) to Microsoft. IE9 looks pretty slick. There’s a few alignment issues and other minor button/tab/box placements that could be worked on. Though overall it’s leaps and bounds better than their previous vane attempts.

What do the readers think? If this is IE9, would you use it?

Source:
zdnet