IE8.1 is awesome. I can't wait!

[Snookerman]

As some of you might know, IE8.1 will be out this summer and it is a Huge improvement from the current version of IE. IE8.1 has a bunch of new awesome features such as support for Firefox add-ons (Firebug, Web Developer, etc, yeah!), multiple browser rendering engine options. IE8.1 also does a lot better on the Acid3 test and has much better support for CSS3! Microsoft should have done this a long time ago, but better late than never. If you want more info about this, take a look at this article:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/31/breaking-internet-explorer-81-eagle-eyes-leaked/

Wow, I just can't wait for IE8.1, finally, Microsoft is back in the game! Happy April Fools!

[Schmoopy]

I think Microsoft has caused too many web developers misery for too long, more than 6 years of IE6 is just unacceptable. I can never forgive them for this and will stick to firefox thank you very much.

[Lpe04]

such as support for Firefox add-ons

Wow, you're kidding me

[Master_script_maker]

Sorry to break it to you: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2408. Also server side decompiler is an impossibility.

[Schmoopy]

THOSE *************! This just makes me hate Microsoft even more...

[Lpe04]

Yeah, hard to believe they are already talking about a new release less than a week after orig release, hehe

[Snookerman]

Highlight the last line in my first post in this thread.

[jscheuer1]

Can it fry an egg?

[Twey]

I did think something was a bit fishy, especially after I read the caption on the JS engine speed graph:

* Graph created with MS Excel to showcase Microsoft's greatness in the software market

The algorithm for Mixx was quite odd too

[Snookerman]

Here's Microsoft's answer to the article if anyone's interested:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/mar09/04-01EagleEyes.mspx
I guess they didn't get the joke..