I have been evaluating the IE9 beta since it came out in September, and to my surprise it is actually pretty good. Microsoft has had its hands full with IE for so many years fixing bugs and supporting older standards that it is actually pretty amazing to see a product release from them that pushes forward.

Remember at the beginning of last decade when IE6 was fresh and cool. Well that decade is gone and IE6 is still here. This article explores some of the reasons for the longevity of long in the tooth browsers from Microsoft.