A story of why and how Project Spartan came to be, a fresh start was needed
Just like the Zune, Internet Explorer has gathered an unfortunate name for itself for being slow, incompatible, and only ever good enough for downloading another browser. This, of course, has been unjustifiable since the release of Internet Explorer 9 in 2011, since then, the browser has gained better hardware acceleration, blazingly fast JavaScript performance, multi-touch support and more. However, as is the case with brands, once the damage is done, it’s done.
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