Internet Explorer 9 Will Not Support Windows XP

MojoKid writes "As it turns out, news this week is that the same features that made IE9's hardware-acceleration possible probably aren't compatible with Windows XP. Microsoft initially dodged giving a straight answer to the question of XP support but has since admitted that the new browser won't be XP-compatible when it launches. This has created a small tempest of protest from those users still using XP, but this is less of an arbitrary decision than some appear to think. It's literally impossible to port Windows Vista/Win 7-style hardware acceleration backwards to XP. Microsoft would have to either develop a workaround from scratch or create a CPU-driven 'software mode.'"

Thats ok , as an XP user

[rossdee]

I don't use Internet Explorer, I use Firefox

Re:Bye Bye XP

[hedwards]

You do realize that Win XP's coffin has more nails than a typical big box hardware store, right? I'm a little curious how this particular nail is going to be the one that finally smites the beast.

Little known background story

[Anonymous Coward]

You are probably wondering how this could happen:

Microsoft manager: Our evil level has dropped to 9,386,556,335,456,844!! What will we do?

Microsoft drones: Make a new browser with proprietary features!!! Extend! Extinguish! Egregious! Execrable! Excrement! Enough?

Microsoft manager: X%$#X#!!!

Drones: Be slow in supporting IE8!!! [secunia.com]

Microsoft manager: Excellent!

Drones: Eventually stop supporting IE8!!!

Microsoft manager: Evil!

Drones: Give evasive reasons!

Microsoft manager: Evil! Evil!

Okay, some of this may be fiction, but I am not sure what part.