Re: What's wrong with Microsoft
From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 02/17/05
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:19:56 -0500
"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in message news:eNm2IARFFHA.2824@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Vagabond Software wrote:
>> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
>> message news:ueDUqfQFFHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Vagabond Software wrote:
>>>> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in
>>>> message news:ut99n2PFFHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Alex Nichol wrote:
>>>>>> "Poor Boy" <Poor Boy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why in this day and age where Microsoft rules supreme, do I still
>>>>>>> have to rely on 3rd party internet downloaders? I live in a
>>>>>>> country where I get 1KB/s downloads if I'm lucky and where 4
>>>>>>> hours of internet surfing cost $10.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is the flip side of the objecton that MS tries to bundle all
>>>>>> things possible, to the detriment of other development. Starting
>>>>>> with the Netscape action; ending most recently with the European
>>>>>> requirement to omit Media Player
>>>>>
>>>>> And it hasn't really ended there! Now they've announced that all
>>>>> licensed users will get MS AntiSpyware free. And who knows what MS
>>>>> will do with the AV product they are developing.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Apparently, the will include it with their Internet Explorer 7,
>>>> which will be freely available for users of Windows XP SP2.
>>>>
>>>> carl
>>>
>>> LOL! Bundling the bundle! Only MS would think of it! ;-)
>>>
>>> Has anyone seen an Alpha of IE 7? I wonder if MS is going add tabbed
>>> browsing. Is there gonna be a OE 7 at the same time? Will it handle
>>> binaries any better?
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> I haven't seen an Alpha of IE7, but I can make a pretty safe
>> prediction. Tabbed browsing will only be available through
>> extension, like it is now, not by default. The truth is that most
>> users of Windows either have no wish to try tabbed interfaces or have
>> no inclination to use them when available. Where Firefox includes
>> basic tabbed browsing by default and enhances it through extension,
>> Internet Explorer offers SDI by default and enhanced tabbed browsing
>> through extension.
>>
>> That is the way it is likely to remain.
>>
>> carl
>
>
> Sounds like IE7 will be more of a Service Pack of IE6, than a new
> version, like IE6 wasn't much more than a Service Pack of IE5.x.
>
> So much for Innovation coming out of Redmond!
>
>From what I first read about anything regarding version 7, is that it would only be part of the next release of Windows (Longhorn), but correct me if I heard wrong; I cannot remember where I read it. In any case, if that is true, then the primary reason for the ramped up release is because Redmond's underwear is getting munged over the wild success of Firefox, and is now making an attempt to stem its popularity.
They might just make it (Firefox) more popular by rushing our the buggiest version of IE ever with their undue haste.
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