The user interface was top priority for Microsoft in building its latest version of Internet Explorer, not performance benchmarking, according to a Microsoft executive.
Stephane Kimmerlin, product marketing director, Windows client business group, Asia-Pacific, Microsoft, said during a press demonstration of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) beta 2 that the browser's important features were user interface enhancements, aimed at automating some common actions for users.
Performance benchmarking, such as the speed of loading pages, was a secondary priority in comparison, he said.
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