Internet Explorer Becomes Anorexic
March 2, 2012
Notice anything about this version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser?
Imagine my surprise when I opened Internet Explorer to check a site that would not render in Chrome without delivering a “danger” message.
I had a platform preview version of the browser. I learned this when I clicked the Help word and selected About. Here’s what I saw:
The changes I noticed were disconcerting to me. You, on the other hand, may love the “enhancements”. I noted:
- No icons to do stuff like refresh a page
- No search box, no nothing
- No title bar into which to enter a Web address. To navigate to Google, I selected Page, Open, and typed the url into a box
- No obvious way to use a bookmark
- No way to get back to a version of Internet Explorer with my bookmarks.
I am semi amused but Opera looks better and better each time I encounter Google menus with different options, crazy pop up boxes, and simplification which is less than helpful.
Honk!
Stephen E Arnold, March 2, 2012
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