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Microsoft to push old IE users to migrate to IE 8
Microsoft Corporation has finally made a public announcement that it will start pushing users of older version of its flagship web browser – the Internet Explorer – to move to the new Internet Explorer 8.0 released recently. Users of IE 6.0 and IE 7.0 in particular will have to take a call on whether or not they want to move to the new version. While it is not new that Microsoft pushes older version users to move to the newer version, this time it is more intensive and more public, thanks to a blog post its Lead Program Manager.
Microsoft during the week will be pushing IE 8 via the Automatic Updates route allowing users to easily replace their existing IE to the new version. What is funny is that the Automatic Update will download IE 8 but the user has to give consent to start the installation. Users who chose to automatically install updates however might not get the message. Further, users of Windows Service Update Services (WSUS) or Systems Management Server (SMS) will get this feature available only in July 09. As usually, those who can’t wait till then can download the new IE 8 from the Microsoft Website directly.
As of March 2009, Microsoft Internet Explorer enjoys a 66.8% market share compared to its rival Mozilla Firefox which can be seen on 22.05% of computers worldwide.
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