The benefit is clear - more browsing room. There are of course, pros and cons associated with this. There is a single location bar for searches and URLs (similar to Google Chrome) and the browser tabs opens on the same row as the location bar in a single strip alongside. The first thing you'll notice when you run Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for the first time is its new, simplified and minimalist interface. Thanks to powerful competitors (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) and the declining usage of Internet Explorer in general, Microsoft was forced to rebuild Internet Explorer not only to run faster (and to be more responsive), simpler and more secure, but also to be redeem itself in the eyes of web developers and standards-savvy designers against the bad reputation of being a non standards compliant browser. After two years since Internet Explorer 8 was launched, Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), available for download.
