Please IE Team, just straight steal Google Chrome's design for [Tab Bar] and [Address Bar] placement.

No need to reinvent the less functional wheel while there already is a better solution.

 

Look how horrible the current IE9's design is (screenshot #3).

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/09/inside-internet-explorer-9-redmond-gets-back-in-the-game.ars/2