Internet Explorer 11 Arrives for Windows 7
The touch-first environment of Windows 8 (later 8.1) is such a big leap from previous versions of Windows that many PC users chose to stick with Windows 7 (according to Net Applications , Windows 7 is installed on almost half of all PCs in operation today). Microsoft isn't leaving those holdouts behind, though: Windows 7 users will enjoy the benefits of Internet Explorer 11 , starting on Thursday. IE11 for Windows 7, available for download in 95 countries, includes the same performance, security and stability improvements that Windows 8.1 has enjoyed the past few weeks. Microsoft says "real world" websites load 9% faster than IE10 and 30% faster than competing browsers, thanks to better Javascript performance. "The engineering team has worked to make every subsequent version of IE faster than its predecessor," Roger Capriotti, Microsoft's senior director of marketing for Internet Explorer, told Mashable . "Everyth...