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IE8 welcomes you with an ancient ugly GIF logo

Submitted by tino on March 8, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons

"You don't have a second chance to make a first impression." ;)

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Discussion (7 comments)

Indrek wrote on March 8, 2009, 6:50pm

Which version of IE8 is that? I don't recall seeing it in Beta or RC1.

tino wrote on March 8, 2009, 6:52pm

8.0.7048.0

tino wrote on March 8, 2009, 6:53pm

Added new image attachment.

xombie wrote on March 8, 2009, 7:30pm

Yep, happens in 7022

WindowsFan wrote on March 9, 2009, 5:48am

This is in the installer for XP and Vista also. Jarringly ugly

icecone wrote on March 10, 2009, 11:10pm

+1
even though no one uses IE anymore

.Chris wrote on March 11, 2009, 2:17am

The logo is not old, but its crappy quality. I dont know whats so hard to add a HQ version to the installer files. To much of a rush I take, when it will take less then 30 seconds to add the HQ image!!!!!!!!!!!

Indrek wrote on March 16, 2009, 6:26am

Confirmed to still happen in 7057.

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