ie8 is the current version of internet explorer.
what is the current version of internet explorer?
ie8 )
in the second half of 2004, internet explorer reached a peak market share of more than 92%. since then, its market share has been slowly but steadily declining and is around 11.8% as of july 2013. in early 2005, microsoft reversed its decision to release internet explorer as part of windows, announcing that a standalone version of internet explorer was under development. internet explorer 7 was released for windows xp, windows server 2003, and windows vista in october 2006. internet explorer 8 was released on 19 march 2009, for windows xp, windows server 2003, windows vista, windows server 2008, and windows 7. internet explorer 9, 10 and 11 were later released, and version 11 is included in windows 10, but microsoft edge became the default browser there.
history of the web browser
at mix 10, the first internet explorer 9 platform preview was released, which featured support for css3 and svg, a new javascript engine called chakra, and a score of 55/100 on the acid3 test, up from 20/100 for internet explorer 8. on may 5, 2010, the second internet explorer 9 platform preview was released, which featured a score of 68/100 on the acid3 test and faster performance on the webkit sunspider javascript benchmark than the first internet explorer 9 platform preview. on june 23, 2010, the third internet explorer 9 platform preview was released, which featured a score of 83/100 on the acid3 test and a faster javascript engine than the second internet explorer 9 platform preview. the third internet explorer 9 platform preview also includes support for html5 audio, video, and canvas tags, and woff. on august 4, 2010, the fourth internet explorer 9 platform preview was released, which features a score of 95/100 on the acid3 test and a faster javascript engine than the third internet explorer 9 platform preview. on september 15, 2010, the internet explorer 9 public beta was released alongside platform preview 5, featuring a new user interface. in contrast to the previews, the beta replaces any previously installed version of internet explorer. the sixth internet explorer 9 platform preview was released on october 28, 2010, and includes support for css3 2d transforms and html5 semantic elements. the seventh internet explorer 9 platform preview was released on november 17, 2010, and features better javascript performance.
internet explorer 9