Don't Expect iE9 to Ever Reach XP: Microsoft

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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 opened its public beta with a splash on Wednesday, but more than have the PCs in the world can't currently run it. That's because IE9 uses the Direct2D API, to accelerate content rendering with your GPU, and therein lies the rub: Direct2D is only on Windows Vista and later OSes. That means, Microsoft told the Register, that you won't be able to get IE9 on Windows XP. Based on last month's Net Applications data, Windows XP ran on 52.1 percent of all Windows PCs used to browse the

17 Sep, 2010


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Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Dont-Expect-iE9-to-Ever-Reach-XP-Microsoft
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