Microsoft IE7 released

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on October 19, 2006

Microsoft have released Internet Explorer 7 and the reviews are mix, to say the least.

IE 7 is limited to Windows XP SP2 users only; installation requires reboot; reuses old IE 6 code and doesn't yet comply with current Web standards; doesn't match all the features found in Firefox or Opera; carries a Microsoft legacy of not patching its IE flaws quickly enough.

Trusted Reviews is saying:

Ultimately with Firefox 2.0 going into an unexpected third Release Candidate last week the availability of IE7 could be seen as a big fillip to Microsoft but this long overdue browser is already so far behind the offerings from Mozilla and Opera that it will take several years to make up the distance. Incidentally, if you don’t download IE7 now it will be installed as an automatic update sometime over the next month. Resistance is futile my children, but use is optional.

CNet says:

[E]veryone should upgrade to IE 7 when offered the chance, even if you never intend to use it. Because Internet Explorer is so tightly bound within Windows XP SP2 (for example, if you view an HTML document in Microsoft Word, you're using IE technology), it's better to have the improved code within IE 7 running on your system than not. But for a truly secure Internet browser with more features, we still recommend Mozilla Firefox.

Even more disappointingly, the security flaw has already been detected.

cheers stuart

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		Microsoft IE7 released Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on October 19, 2006 Microsoft have released Internet Explorer 7 and the reviews are mix, to say the least. ZDNet is reporting that: IE 7 is limited to Windows XP SP2 users only; installation requires reboot; reuses old IE 6 code and doesn't yet comply with current Web standards; doesn't match all the features found in Firefox or Opera; carries a Microsoft legacy of not patching its IE flaws quickly enough. Trusted Reviews is saying: Ultimately with Firefox 2.0 going into an unexpected third Release Candidate last week the availability of IE7 could be seen as a big fillip to Microsoft but this long overdue browser is already so far behind the offerings from Mozilla and Opera that it will take several years to make up the distance. Incidentally, if you don’t download IE7 now it will be installed as an automatic update sometime over the next month. Resistance is futile my children, but use is optional. CNet says: [E]veryone should upgrade to IE 7 when offered the chance, even if you never intend to use it. Because Internet Explorer is so tightly bound within Windows XP SP2 (for example, if you view an HTML document in Microsoft Word, you're using IE technology), it's better to have the improved code within IE 7 running on your system than not. But for a truly secure Internet browser with more features, we still recommend Mozilla Firefox. Even more disappointingly, the security flaw has already been detected. cheers stuart 6708 \| broswers \| IE7 \| internet browser \| Internet Explorer 7 \| mozilla firefox \| opera \| security flaw \| Web \| web standards \| windows xp sp2 Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 4140 reads
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