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IE 7 beta released for download
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homerjward
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anyone know why its now called "windows internet explorer?"
it seems like....ie6 with tabs and a a ripoff of an ugly firefox skin. it's a little bit easier, and tabs are nice, but it's still got all the annoyances of ie...at least the scrolling is fixable now by turning off smooth scrolling (i couldnt find this in ie6?) though, and i like being able to hide the file, edit, etc menus and show them by hitting "alt" but that may be a bug--the installation process was buggy enough. it took me 5 tries and borrowing some dll files from a friend to get it installed...
i somehow expected this to be the end-all be-all of web browsers...maybe because it took 5 years to release 🙄
ill stick to firefox, and see if the final release is any better.
it seems like....ie6 with tabs and a a ripoff of an ugly firefox skin. it's a little bit easier, and tabs are nice, but it's still got all the annoyances of ie...at least the scrolling is fixable now by turning off smooth scrolling (i couldnt find this in ie6?) though, and i like being able to hide the file, edit, etc menus and show them by hitting "alt" but that may be a bug--the installation process was buggy enough. it took me 5 tries and borrowing some dll files from a friend to get it installed...
i somehow expected this to be the end-all be-all of web browsers...maybe because it took 5 years to release 🙄
ill stick to firefox, and see if the final release is any better.
Actually what I worry about the most is the css standard in this version of IE. I really hope they can do something about that. So far I read that it has improved it's support for AJAX which is good news.
evilgEEk said:
It does. It has a nice zooming feature (from Opera), tabs (firefox, et al), and several other long overdue additions. The look is much sleeker than the previous version which is very refreshing. As for functionality, it works like any other browser. I've tried firefox, netscape, and opera on the pc platform (safari on mac) and ie7 is no better/worse than any of the competition. For me, I like the integration with the operating system while most others hate it for whatever reason. People who use Safari on macs (myself included) do it because it is easy and works well. The same holds true for those who use ie but there are simply more dissenters. Most hate ie because it is Microsoft. Some complain about security flaws. Well, it's no wonder it is so heavily targeted. The argument is the same for XP in terms of its target audience. The more people who use it, the greater potential there is to do damage. Stop visiting porn sites and opening suspicious e-mails if you want to avoid viruses. Abstinence is the best form of protection🙂 I've been using ie and windows on my pcs since there were pcs and I've NEVER had a single virus on any computer. It's not that hard to avoid them.
If Apple ever gets a footing in the industry sufficient enough to challenge Microsoft for its operating system there will be some serious issues that will need to be dealt with. The whole monopoly thing Microsoft has been dealing with since its inception will be many times worse for Apple, especially since they only work on their own machines. Certainly if Microsoft made its own computers there would be fewer issues. It wouldn't be as difficult to make things stable in a controlled environment. Only time will tell. For now, ie7 on a pc is at least a promising alternative to the tired wannabes. I just want it to get the job done and ie has been doing it (without any class or sophistication) very well in deed.
If you have a pc in addition to your mac, I recommend giving the beta version a shot. I've had absolutely no problems so far and the extra features (although long overdue) are fantastic.
Now, if Microsoft would consider supporting it on the mac platform ... kidding!
BakedBeans
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cwedl said:
Ummm....it's a BETA. The point of a beta is widespread testing to find the bugs.
At least MS doesn't release beta products under the impression that they are first release like another company we know.
I love Apple, but if this was Apple, this IE beta release would be be IE version 1.
I just downloaded it and was going to install it. The freaking piece of software wants to validate my copy of windows. Now this isn't a problem because its all legal, but it pisses me off. 😡 Will post back with my thoughts later.