Is Microsoft Getting Naughty With IE8?
The world word is porn or should I say porn mode when it comes to web, users and Microsoft. The reason behind involving Microsoft is that there have been rumors that they may incorporate a private browsing feature, a.k.a “porn mode,” similar to Safari. Firefox too was involved in such speculation but later on the FF3 was released without the porn mode feature.
In case you are still thinking that what does porn mode do then let me explain it to you.
As we are humans (that is what I presume 
) most of us tend to watch some inappropriate stuff especially when at work or public places which is certainly not safe for our career and reputation too. The porn mode allows the user to thoroughly cover up their tracks from anyone who might be checking their browsing history.
As we expect the launch of IE8 beta 2 very soon I guess MS would certainly be testing out Porn modes utility. On 30th July, Microsoft has filed two trademarks which clearly shows their keen interest in testing out the new feature.
In recent times Firefox has slowly but steadily has been eating away the IE’s market share. It is turning out to be a huge threat to IE. Moreover people now prefer FF over IE and I guess the major credit goes to the cool add-ons available in FF. The below table shows the popularity of FF.
I wonder if the porn mode enabling is enough to re-capture their lost audiences. I guess MS needs to a lot more than just a porn mode.
For users: What are your thoughts on this?
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