differently rendered colors between IE9 and chrome/firefox

i think the color overlay on the articles in IE9 look clearer than chrome and firefox, which look the same. i also noticed safari in OS X looked the same as firefox and chrome under windows, so im assuming this is an IE "problem." i bring this up because i thought that maybe the verge would be interested in a more uniform website.

screenshot here:http://postimage.org/image/my9f1xapr/full/

speaking of rendering, i use chrome under win7 and i HATE how chrome doesn't support directwrite yet. outta curiosity, anyone else feel the same way?