IE8 has problems, IE9 has promise

This week in Microsoft news was all about the browser. Did Microsoft do right by restricting IE9 to Windows XP? Was the EU browser ballot handled correctly?

Why Microsoft did the right thing in ditching XP for IE9: Users of Windows XP were alarmed when Microsoft confirmed that IE9 would not be available for their chosen platform. Microsoft said that a modern browser needs a modern operating system. Is Windows XP really not modern any more?