This latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition... Gralla, Computer World
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Here are even more ways Internet Explorer 8 is taking the competition head-on:
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Security |  | | | Internet Explorer 8 takes the cake with better phishing and malware protection, as well as protection from emerging threats.
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Privacy | | | | InPrivate Browsing and InPrivate Filtering help Internet Explorer 8 claim privacy victory.
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Ease of Use | | | |
Features like Accelerators, Web Slices and Visual Search Suggestions make Internet Explorer 8 easiest to use.
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Web Standards | | | |
Firefox and Chrome have more support for emerging standards like HTML5 and CSS3, but Internet Explorer 8 invested heavily in having world-class, consistent support for the entire CSS2.1 specification.
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Developer Tools | | | |
Internet Explorer 8 has the most comprehensive developer tools built in, including HTML, CSS and JavaScript editing, but also JavaScript profiling; other browsers have developer tools available, but either require you to download them separately, or aren't as complete.
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Reliability | | | |
Only Internet Explorer 8 has both tab isolation and crash recovery features; Firefox and Chrome have one or the other.
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Customizability | | | |
Sure, Firefox may win in sheer number of add-ons, but many of the customizations you'd want to download for Firefox are already a part of Internet Explorer 8 – right out of the box.
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Compatibility | | | |
Internet Explorer 8 is more compatible with more sites on the Internet than any other browser.
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Manageability | | | |
Neither Firefox nor Chrome provide guidance or enterprise tools.
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Performance | | | |
Knowing the top speed of a car doesn't tell you how fast you can drive in rush hour. To actually see the difference in page loads between all three browsers, you need slow-motion video. This one’s also a tie.
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