In a post on its Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovithch, Internet Explorer team leader, has confirmed that the “Metro” version of Internet Explorer 10 will not support Flash or other plugins, and will instead turn to HTML5 — just like iOS devices.
The advantage of quashing these plugins in the Metro version of EI, Hachamovithch says, are improved battery life, enhanced security and privacy, and more:
Running Metro style IE plug-in free improves battery life as well as security, reliability, and privacy for consumers. Plug-ins were important early on in the web’s history. But the web has come a long way since then with HTML5. Providing compatibility with legacy plug-in technologies would detract from, rather than improve, the consumer experience of browsing in the Metro style UI.
Steve Jobs cited similar reasons for Apple’s decision to keep iOS devices free from Flash player.
The advantage of quashing these plugins in the Metro version of EI, Hachamovithch says, are improved battery life, enhanced security and privacy, and more:
Running Metro style IE plug-in free improves battery life as well as security, reliability, and privacy for consumers. Plug-ins were important early on in the web’s history. But the web has come a long way since then with HTML5. Providing compatibility with legacy plug-in technologies would detract from, rather than improve, the consumer experience of browsing in the Metro style UI.
Steve Jobs cited similar reasons for Apple’s decision to keep iOS devices free from Flash player.
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