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CaptainCox
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 Posted: Sat, 6th Oct 2007 19:49 Post subject: Microsoft Releases New Build of IE7, Pirates Welcome |
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| Quote: | Microsoft makes its IE7 browser available to a wider audience
In a surprise move, Microsoft has issued a new build of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) to customers that can be installed on any machine running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 -- IE7 is already included in Windows Vista operating systems.
IE7 was previously reserved for customers using genuine copies of Windows-based operating systems and was protected by Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation software.
"Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users," remarked IE7 program manager Steve Reynolds on the IE Blog. "With today’s 'Installation and Availability Update,' Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users."
Microsoft is likely using this move to makes IE7 available to the broadest range of customers worldwide. Mozilla's Firefox browser has gained a lot of traction recently, and this move would give Microsoft some additional ammunition.
In addition to the removal of WGA, the latest version of IE7 brings updates to the menu bar, online tour and a new MSI installer for IT administrators.
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Source: http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Releases+New+Build+of+IE7+Pirates+Welcome/article9184.htm |
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| Posted: Sat, 6th Oct 2007 20:38 Post subject: |
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They are losing the game against Firefox. It's too late now.
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Firefox and Opera are dominating the browser race, MS of course wants a piece of anything, making it free for other windows based OS's isn't going to help them the least bit. FF and Opera still run on other OS's
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 7th Oct 2007 01:07 Post subject: |
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While I'm happy with FF and its extensions, IE7 has come a long way since IE6.
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| Posted: Sun, 7th Oct 2007 01:52 Post subject: |
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weired.... maybe there is a malicious code snippet in this new version,which is doing something....maybe 
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| Posted: Sun, 7th Oct 2007 02:20 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | Firefox and Opera are dominating the browser race, MS of course wants a piece of anything, making it free for other windows based OS's isn't going to help them the least bit. FF and Opera still run on other OS's |
Since when are FF and Opera dominating? I use Opera, but for every opera user there are 70 IE users! |
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