But Redmond isn’t changing its approach just for Windows, as it plans big changes for Internet Explorer, too. After it had announced that the next IE version will feature some big changes, the company has recently made a surprise announcement, saying it is going to ditch the Internet Explorer brand. We already know that the next-generation browser is internally called Project Spartan, and now we’re hearing some interesting new details regarding its functionality. Adobe is a major contributor to open source browser engines such as WebKit, Blink, and Gecko. A few months ago, Microsoft allowed the Adobe Web Platform Team to contribute to Project Spartan, and now the first results are ready. Bogdan Brinza, Program Manager at Project Spartan, said the following on the official IE blog: Microsoft is partnering with Adobe, a company well-known for its ‘visual’ technologies, for better support for web standards. Redmond is looking for Adobe to help them with improvements in the areas of layout, typography, motion and graphic design. The fact that Microsoft is finally collaborating with outside parties on its browser can only mean good news for consumers, as this will contribute to a better product, overall.
