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With Microsoft's recent success in selling 10 million Kinect, one would think Microsoft truly understands what the users are asking for. But, that's not the case (unfortunately). Microsoft is now claiming 2.3 million downloads for Internet Explorer 9 within the first 24 hours. A great milestone indeed. But there is no independent verification.
The browser has received great feedback from the community. Internet Explorer has the capability to support "Do Not Track" feature. This feature transmits a header to the website indicating if the user agrees to have their online activities tracked.
The FTC has supported some kind of "do not track" in an effort to protect consumer privacy against increasingly automated and expansive information-gathering by marketing organizations. As outlined by a speech delivered earlier this month by David C. Vladeck, director of the Federal trade commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, "the FTC has envisioned Do Not Track as a one-stop-shop where consumers can exercise a choice not to be tracked, and where marketers would have to respect their choice."
"Microsoft would not put IE9 hardware acceleration features in the present version of its browser, IE8, or back port IE9 to older PCs running Windows XP."
So this means that over fifty percent of the computers, according to StatCounter – will be unable to run Microsoft's latest browser (IE9), but Windows 7 users are on the rise. Windows 7 debuted just over a year ago and has grabbed nearly a fifth of all computers on the Web in that time.
The browser has received great feedback from the community. Internet Explorer has the capability to support "Do Not Track" feature. This feature transmits a header to the website indicating if the user agrees to have their online activities tracked.The FTC has supported some kind of "do not track" in an effort to protect consumer privacy against increasingly automated and expansive information-gathering by marketing organizations. As outlined by a speech delivered earlier this month by David C. Vladeck, director of the Federal trade commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, "the FTC has envisioned Do Not Track as a one-stop-shop where consumers can exercise a choice not to be tracked, and where marketers would have to respect their choice."
"Microsoft would not put IE9 hardware acceleration features in the present version of its browser, IE8, or back port IE9 to older PCs running Windows XP."
So this means that over fifty percent of the computers, according to StatCounter – will be unable to run Microsoft's latest browser (IE9), but Windows 7 users are on the rise. Windows 7 debuted just over a year ago and has grabbed nearly a fifth of all computers on the Web in that time.
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