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Feb 15 2005, 05:49 PM
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It is a good strong possibility IE7 will beta this summer, long before the initial planned release with Longhorn. Microsoft has decided to reverse it's decision to only release browser updates with new OS's with this change of pace. Many attribute it to Firefox's growing market share (IE finally dipped below 90% of the market share for the first time since the early 1990's after Firefox's official release of 1.0), while others attribute it to the long list of scams, bugs, and schemes that make IE seem so insecure.
In any event, IE7 will only run on XP SP2 and up, and HOW it will be released remains to be determined.
There is also definite plans for a SP3 for XP...whether or not IE7 will be rolled into SP3 also remains to be determined.
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Feb 15 2005, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE(bfarber @ Feb 15 2005, 05:49 PM)News Source - ZDNET
It is a good strong possibility IE7 will beta this summer, long before the initial planned release with Longhorn. Microsoft has decided to reverse it's decision to only release browser updates with new OS's with this change of pace. Many attribute it to Firefox's growing market share (IE finally dipped below 90% of the market share for the first time since the early 1990's after Firefox's official release of 1.0), while others attribute it to the long list of scams, bugs, and schemes that make IE seem so insecure.
In any event, IE7 will only run on XP SP2 and up, and HOW it will be released remains to be determined.
There is also definite plans for a SP3 for XP...whether or not IE7 will be rolled into SP3 also remains to be determined.
Visit the news source for full details.
I still like my Firefox...
Feb 17 2005, 08:37 AM
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**** ie, use firefox or opera :-D
Feb 17 2005, 11:48 AM
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To be honest...I still use IE and have no problems with it.
Feb 18 2005, 12:25 AM
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ill keep my firefox..
Feb 18 2005, 07:13 AM
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QUOTE(bfarber @ Feb 17 2005, 06:48 PM)To be honest...I still use IE and have no problems with it.
Heh, no problems but quite plain to use and can cause bad things if unlucky 
Firefox for now 
Mar 8 2005, 10:26 AM
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I might try it out to see what's new -- but will probably stay with FireFox in the end.
Mar 8 2005, 03:32 PM
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I still use IE>
Some things I'd like to see:
--Better PNG support
--Tabbed browsing
--Better object/plugin manager
Mar 10 2005, 09:30 PM
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QUOTE(bfarber @ Mar 8 2005, 03:32 PM)I still use IE>
Some things I'd like to see:
--Better PNG support
--Tabbed browsing
--Better object/plugin manager
I'd like to see not getting a trojan or installed program every time i try to view pron.
Plus, i don't think IE's getting tabbed browsing anytime soon, but i wish too.
Mar 11 2005, 11:31 AM
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Eh, could always use MyIE2 or Avant browser, as I think both support tabbed browsing (using IE's engine).
As for Trojans...try disabling ActiveX, installing SP2 for XP (assuming you are running XP), and not saying yes to any popups. Oh, and stay away from pron sites in general...that will help loads. 
lol
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