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Title: Internet Explorer browsing for Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
Post by: htimreimer on May 11, 2012, 02:29:45 am

o yes microsoft might be adding internet explorer to the xbox so what do you think is this good or bad news
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/3012013/internet-explorer-browser-xbox-360-kinect

Title: Re: internet explorer browsing for xbox 360 with kinect controls
Post by: jcalder8 on May 11, 2012, 06:52:21 am

Finally!!! It will be like having a personal assistant to go out and find porn for you!

"Xbox, goggle, monkey woman hamster orgy, play monkey woman hamster orgy part 4"

Title: Re: internet explorer browsing for xbox 360 with kinect controls
Post by: blipcs76 on May 11, 2012, 10:05:05 am

Funny, there was a Google Chrome banner on this page when i hit it.

I suppose it's good news, but it's a bit late.  I've had Opera on my Wii for years and never use it.  With the number of devices that can display websites, I think that this news would have been exciting a few years ago, but not today.

Plus, I despise IE.  I'm a web designer and working with IE is a nightmare.

Title: Re: internet explorer browsing for xbox 360 with kinect controls
Post by: htimreimer on May 11, 2012, 10:19:15 am

Quote from: blipcs76 on May 11, 2012, 10:05:05 am

Plus, I despise IE.  I'm a web designer and working with IE is a nightmare.

you know after 9 and soon to 10 versions of the browser  you would think that they would of fix that for web designers

Title: Re: internet explorer browsing for xbox 360 with kinect controls
Post by: matt on May 11, 2012, 10:48:09 am

I've always wondered why MS hasn't already jumped on this one. If the browser is solid it'll get a ton of usage. The Wii has had Opera forever but being a non-HD system it's tough to use. The PS3 browser is pretty descent I know people who use it a lot.

Quote from: blipcs76 on May 11, 2012, 10:05:05 am

Plus, I despise IE.  I'm a web designer and working with IE is a nightmare.

IE9 isn't bad at all. I pretty much works as expected. But targeting IE6, 7 is a nightmare and some of the JavaScript oddities in IE8 have driven me crazy.

Title: Re: Internet Explorer browsing for Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
Post by: jobocan on May 11, 2012, 11:47:18 am

I hate using a browser on something that doesn't have a mouse and keyboard, and browsers I've tried on various consoles (PSP, PS3, Wii) have been really bad. I frankly don't think this news really matters much. And I somehow didn't see the "with Kinect controls" part in the topic title, prepare for the most awkward web browsing ever.

As a web developer, I also have an irrational hatred of IE, though to be honest I have yet to do any testing on IE9, but IE 7 sucks, IE8 sucks and people who still use IE6 are the dumbest people in the world. I can't wait to actually test on IE9 (I can't install it on my work computer so I haven't really bothered), but frankly I have dreams of a world where  everyone uses Chrome :P

Title: Re: Internet Explorer browsing for Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
Post by: blipcs76 on May 11, 2012, 01:31:34 pm

There's still a lot of CSS3 that IE doesn't support even in IE9.  Hopefully they get on board by IE10.