Internet Explorer Feedback

Summary: ProductFeedback about InternetExplorer

Internet Explorer Feedback on Microsoft Connect

On 3/24/2006, the IE blog announced Internet Explorer Feedback -- use that tool in preference to this

IE 7

* InternetExplorer7Beta2PreviewBugs - general issues with IE 7 Beta 2 Preview
* InternetExplorer7Beta2SiteProblems - sites that cause fun with IE 7 Beta 2 Preview
* InternetExplorerFeedIssues - specific issues with the RSS feature in IE 7 Beta 2 Preview
* InternetExplorerFeedControls - report any feeds that don't work with the custom controls
* InternetExplorerFeedDiscovery - report any feeds that aren't found by the discovery feature
* InternetExplorerFeedReading - report any feeds that aren't rendered well
* InternetExplorer7Beta2Feedback - for things that aren't bugs.
* IE7 - Older information about IE7 features and schedule as it becomes available
* InternetExplorer7Bugs - general issues with IE 7 Beta 1

IE 6

* InternetExplorerBugs - general category for IE6 bugs
* InternetExplorerStandardsSupport - limitations in IE's support for CSS, XHTML, etc etc
* InternetExplorerProgrammingBugs - bugs in IE's JavaScript implementation, DOM model, etc etc
* InternetExplorerSecurity - problems with IE's security model
* InternetExplorerFeatureRequests - stuff that you want in IE that's not already there
* InternetExplorerOutrageous - grand, sweeping suggestions and plans
* InternetExplorerAlternatives - what you can use instead of IE
* InternetExplorerDevToolbar - feedback on the IE Dev Toolbar
* WhyICareAboutIE

More Feedback

The IE team hosts regular chats (10am PST on the second Thursday of every month?). Transcripts of previous chats can be found here.
The IE team also has a team blog , and there's a new Community Site for Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer Feedback page is temporary closed. Report all security bugs directly to secure@microsoft.com.



There have been several major forum threads about Internet Explorer:

* NYT: IE Smackdown
* IE's market share is slipping
* When will we see features that Internet Explorer...
* Does Microsoft care about Webmasters?
* IE Feedback Fest
* If there is a new IE
* Here's a hint on how to find out the new features badly needed in IE...it's called Firefox

Plus:
* There've been many comments in Scoble's blog
* As well as Dave Massy's blog
* Especially after slashdot linked to it

Create a permanent channel of communication

Ok, now that your users have the ability to tell you what Internet Explorer needs. How long will this last? A day? A week? A month? Right now it seems that it will just be once and after that if there is anything that Internet Explorer is lacking in or wasn't implemented into it properly or fully, there will be no way to get in touch with you about it. Whatever you do, please don't let this happen. In order to make Internet Explorer a web browser that will always maintain modern status (assuming you will be listening to our suggestions).You must keep open a channel of communication. Forums are normally an extremely effective method of communication so you should consider creating one.



_As I said when I started these wiki feedback pages, there's no way we can currently scale to support the volume of requests on the forums, especially when stuff gets repeated or drowned in the noise. That's why we're trying the wiki experiment - we're hoping that _you'' guys can keep this stuff neatly organized and prioritized, so that our devs knows there's one place to get all the requests.

Yes but I'm telling that to the IE team. After they are done here many people will want to continue to send them feedback. What would be nice is if they sent us feedback. That is why I suggested they create their own forums, they don't have to reply to everything, it would just be nice to know that they are listening and publically replying to some comments. It would also be nice to publically get feedback from the IE team on our feedback in the wiki.


Many people send their feedback to the IE team. I think they aren't able to answer each question. Forums are a good way to discuss aubout IE. Soon, I will open a forum. Many people can talk about their experiences with IE7 .

Creating a permanent and open channel of communication certainly is always a great idea for any software intended for public use. Maybe it should be somehow featured in IE itself ? Only such solution would provide effective feedback from users. Average Joanna will not search the net for any "IE support forum".

One should not forget about the language support. According to a research paper many people writing their feedbacks not only in English but in Russian, German and French as well. Thus, it is necessary to organize regional support services working with users requires (in Russian, German, French correspondently).

That is why I suggested they create their own forums, they don't have to reply to everything, it would just be nice to know that they are listening and publically replying to some comments. It would also be nice to publically get feedback from the IE team on our feedback in the wiki.