Internet Explorer 8?

In case you missed it, a little discussion has popped up on the IEblog about Internet Explorer 8. Anyone who’s ever read this knows I’m not a big fan of IE, but it’s nice to see the IE crew has a sense of humor. Here is a list of possible names that have been ruled out so far:

IE 7+1
IE VIII
IE 1000 (think binary)
IE Eight!
iIE
IE for Web 2.0 (Service Pack 2)
IE Desktop Online Web Browser Live Professional Ultimate Edition for the Internet (the marketing team really pushed for this one ;-)
Ie2.079 (we might still use this for the Math Major Edition)

I actually do have some faith that IE8 could be a decent browser, considering the steps that were made from IE6 to IE7. The big thing that needs to happen now is the upgrade. Perhaps a time bomb could be attached to IE6? Just a little motivation for everyone that thinks that little blue e on their desktop IS the internet. I know I’ve been guilty of installing Firefox and renaming it “Internet” in place of IE6. But what do we do for everyone else that doesn’t have a web designer to pull a subtle move like that?