Ie8 Release Candidate Boosts Speed

摘要

Microsoft late last month said that users shouldexpect to see marked improvement in performance in the release candidate (RC)of its forthcoming Internet Explorer 8Web browser. RC1, set for release Jan. 26, represents the stage before the final release and provides the best means for developers to test IE8 compatibility with their Web sites, accordingto Microsoft. James Pratt, Microsoft's seniorproduct manager for Internet Explorer, says there's "noticeable,measurable improvement"in speed with IE8RC1 relative to beta2.To improve the browser's performance, Microsoft avoided individual benchmark studies for the most part. Instead, the teamlookedatwhereIE8 was spendingits time in a sample of the top 25 Web sites.