IE8.1 will support Firefox plug-ins

What's new: Microsoft revealed the latest version of Internet Explorer 8.1, codenamed "Eagle Eyes", support for Firefox add-ons, switch to Gecko and Webkit engines, Acid3 test score jumped to 71/100 (for comparison, Firefox3.0.8 score is also 71, Safari 3.1.2 is 75). The article provides a number of screenshots to prove the claim is true, and it cites unnamed sources saying that Microsoft has not set a release date, but that a BETA version is expected in the summer. In this way, you can have both fish and bear PAWS