Microsoft: IE9 won't run on XP

Microsoft won't say just when it expects to ship Internet Explorer 9, but whenever it does, it won't be running on Windows XP.

"Building a modern browser requires a modern operating system," Internet Explorer General Manager Dean Hachamovitch said at a press conference at the Mix10 event.

Microsoft unveiled a "platform preview" of IE9 earlier on Monday. That early version, which contains the Chakra engine, but not the full user interface (or even a back button) requires Vista Service Pack 2 or later.

More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20000561-56.html

Safan wrote:

"Building a modern browser requires a modern operating system,"

Aha, Internet Explorer 9.0 for Ubuntu :lol2:

Who needs IE9 when we have Firefox and Chrome.

try it yourself http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/