Internet Explorer 10 Drops Vista

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft revealed this week that the next Internet Explorer will not run on any OS before Windows 7, including Vista.

When Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 9, the company said the new browser would only run on Windows 7 and Vista. But now Microsoft has confirmed that IE10 won’t even run on Vista.

"Windows Vista customers have a great browsing experience with IE9, but in building IE10 we are focused on continuing to drive the kind of innovation that only happens when you take advantage of the ongoing improvements in modern operating systems and modern hardware,” Microsoft said in a statement to Computerworld.

The company said that Internet Explorer should take advantage of modern hardware interfaces that use the latest DirectX APIs included in Windows 7 to attain better performance.

Even though Windows 7 passed Vista in market share more than a year ago, XP remains to be the most widely used globally, according to reports.

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