IE: Better late than never
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- Nightshade
From January, Internet Explorer (IE) users will be automatically updated to the latest version of the browser.
- Nightshade0
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
- doctor0
Thank you!
- Nightshade0
Best Christmas present ever
- d_rek0
you forgot to mention the part about how they have to be using the latest version(s) of IE for this to start happening.
- Nightshade0
No,
"Those using Windows XP will be upgraded to IE8, while those on Vista and 7 get bumped up to IE9. This will probably mean the demise of IE6, a 10-year-old version of the browser that Microsoft has been trying to kill off for a while."
- Continuity0
'Those who did not want their browser updated could opt out or uninstall the software, said Microsoft.'
Meh. What's it all for, then?
- chrisRG0
whatever FF is the new IE!
- benfal990
good thing for all our parents, uncle and aunts out there who dont know shit about computers
- aanderton0
Is this going to be one of those things that you have to have windows updates enabled for in order for them to actually force the update? If it is, most people tend to disable them don't they?
- Amicus0
you know that many corporate IT departments will probably opt out of these updates, and will only update when all internal software gets rewritten so it may be another 10 years before it all works.