Microsoft continues to look for ways to promote it Internet Explorer. The negative perception surrounding the name of the company's traveler has made her think very seriously about changing it and adopting another.
We have already heard from various sources that Internet Explorer 12 could come with a new complete refurbished UI and new features such as (at last) support for third-party extensions. According to ZDNet it appears that Microsoft has already chosen a new name for Internet Explorer 12.
The website states that the company's technicians internally call the browser as "Spartan", But it is not yet clear if the same code name could be used when the application hits the market.
Microsoft, rather hoping that changing its browser name could indeed mark the beginning of an entirely new era for Internet Explorer, as the application will come with renewed looks, new features, and many other improvements in security and reliability.
Reports for a "Spartan" application already exist in Windows 9
Few have noticed it but the screenshots that leaked last week and show the preview version of Windows 9 include small references to an application called "Spartan", which could be a test build of the new Internet Explorer .
Η Microsoft also mentions the name "Spartan" in a job search ad recently posted on her website, as it looks for technicians for “shipping task completion features via web/app services on bing.com, Cortana, Bing search apps, Spartan / Office / Skype / etc. and external search API. "
Η Microsoft has not reported anything publicly about the next version of Internet Explorer but a company technician has recently confirmed in a Reddit session that Redmond is targeting a name change for the browser in order to combat negative perceptions and start over again beginning with a new version.
The XAX project could help develop Spartan
As the abovementioned source states, Microsoft could use the XAX project developed by Microsoft Research to make the new one Internet Explorer 12 and apply support for third party extensions and x86 code that can be used directly in the browser.
Here is a detailed description of the XAX project, as provided by Microsoft:
“XAX is a model Plugin browser που επιτρέπει στους προγραμματιστές να αξιοποιήσουν τα υπάρχοντα εργαλεία, βιβλιοθήκες και ολόκληρα programs to provide feature-rich applications on the web. Xax provides a new combination of mechanisms that collectively provide security, OS independence, performance, and code support.”
Rather everything will be clear with its release Internet Explorer 12 which should be part of them Windows 9. With the release of the new functionality we will see if the change of name is valid. If it is true and only remains to change a name without bringing new features of stability and security, its movement Microsoft will be superfluous.
