Microsoft has filled a patent that reveals it is looking at revamping the tabbed browsing experience with Internet Explorer 9.
The patent appears to be an enhancement of the quick tabs found in IE8,which allows users to see all tabs and close them individually. This parent covers:
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Drag and move the tabs within the Quick Tabs interface.
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Tab thumbnails will enlarge on mouse-hover.
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In case your tab row was over flowing with tabs and in Quick Tabs you were to hover the mouse on a tab not currently visible on the tab bar, the overflow icons would change appearance.
Will it be enough to stop IE from loosing market share? Only time will tell.
A technical preview of Internet Explorer 9 is expected by mid March 2010.
