IE Finally Adds Pop-Up Blocker

Surprises

from the 'bout-time dept

While most non-IE browsers now include pop-up blocking software, IE has kept the pop-ups flying (despite various paid and free plugins). However, Microsoft has finally understood that most people hate pop-ups, and are going to include pop-up blocking with the next service pack release. While many people will ask “so what?” because of all the other options for blocking pop-ups, we still live in a world where the majority of folks still just take what they’re given and use IE as is. By adding pop-up blocking in IE, it may finally convince sites that use pop-ups to give it up, as many fewer people will actually see them.