Microsoft's "Gazelle" browser project

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...crosofts-browser-os-is-not-actually-an-os.ars

I wonder if this is maybe an attempt to remedy the problem that is Internet Explorer, and incorporate a more competitive structure.

 

EDIT: I misunderstood the article.

 

Absolutely not; Gazelle is an attempt at building an infinitely more secure web browser. To achieve that, Gazelle uses separate processes not just for webpages, but for each "individual page content elements that originate from other domains." This insanely aggressive sandboxing is extremely secure, but the downside is that memory usage skyrockets; from IE's 1.4MB to 16MB for an identical set of tabs (a 12:1 ratio).

Gazelle is just a proof-of-concept of what a really secure browser might look like. But underneath, it's still using Internet Explorer's engine, Trident. From the article:

In other words, this is in no way "IE 9" or "IE Reloaded". Just a novel approach to browser security.

You can't compare an Internet browser to an operating system. That would be like comparing a proof-of-concept version of Firefox with multi-processing and Windows 7.

 

With hope to achieve to goals and i hope they consider speed as one of their aims

i think they start walking up from their deep sleep

what ???????

 

At that poinit I hadn't actually read the whole article, just the beginning. Towards the end, I read the bit about multi-processes and security. That's pretty cool how they're experimenting. Especially that part about increasingly powerful hardware and future browser architecture; see, I get irritated when Windows comes out with new operating systems that do not add (at least in my experience) enough in functionality and features to make up for the increased hardware demands. But this project here seems on the right track; when something can only run effectively on more powerful hardware, it should offer a comparable increase in performance, like the move from DOS to a GUI, from 98 to XP.

I like to point out how you can run Linux, which offers comparable capability to the latest from Windows or Mac, very effectively on older hardware. But in that, I do not mean to imply that I am not in favor of software that demands superior specs. That's been the history of computer development. Of course, I do like to see software that runs well on older machines, and just, almost exponentially, *better* on newer machines.

All that to say, I like the project that MS is pursuing here.

That was before he edited his post. But it is rather funny, considering how the article specifically negates his statement.

 

It's always a balance between security and speed. IE does need a major overhaul, and hopefully this is just a project to get that started. It would be good to see a fresh approach with Windows 7, but looks like we're stuck with IE8.

 

Great, pixelot, throw another stone while you're at it.