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The day is here: Internet Explorer 7 released this morning, though it is only available to users running Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003. Though it does not yet appear on the list of available updates through Windows Update, you can download it from Microsoft.com. [ News: ZDNet | CNet ] In a CNet review, the reviewing editor notes how the browser is still not compliant with standards set by W3C and recommends switching to Firefox.

“IE 7 was Microsoft’s one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.” ~ CNet [ article ]

There is already a version branded by Yahoo! that includes the Yahoo! toolbar, links to Yahoo’s tools (like Yahoo! Mail), and the default homepage set to Yahoo. Of course, Yahoo! is catching some flak, since it released its “optimized” version prior to Microsoft’s own official release. [ ZDNet ]

Mozilla plans to release Firefox 2.0 in the coming weeks. You can download the current beta, Firefox 2.0 RC3, or the current public release, Firefox 1.5.0.7, from Mozilla.com. [ v2.0 RC3: download | release notes. v1.5: download | release notes ]

Thursday, 19 October 2006 22:39:24 (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #    Comments [2] - Trackback

Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:06:00 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Haven’t tried IE7 yet, but Firefox 2.0 looks great so far. ;-)
Tuesday, 12 December 2006 23:45:00 (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Just a quick note that if you are using LoadRunner, do not install IE7 yet as “Mercury products are not yet certified to work with Internet Explorer 7.”

I have already seen IE7 cause problems when recording with VuGen.

Cheers,
Stuart.
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