IE 7.0 Beta
Chop Chop...
Microsoft, well-known for releasing buggy and broken software, has been cranking on version 7.0 of Internet Explorer. In the meantime, browsers like Firefox have gained momentum and chopped into a large portion of the IE user base. At least the MSIE Dev Team has been paying attention to the criticism directed at its product over the past few years. But will the rush to release the new version of IE result in the same "level of quality" that we've come to expect from the behemoth from Redmond? I hope not but its not looking good at the moment.
"Yeah it's buggy but it's a BETA!"
Beta testers seem to be complaining more than usual about problems they're experiencing with the Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2 Preview. The beta includes a denial-of-service flaw, among other problems which are fueling the flames of the [inherently] skeptical.
There's Still Hope
New features like tabbed browsing, RSS integration and improved security provide some encouragement. Hopefully, they've fixed their shabby CSS support and some of the other issues that developers have been bitching about. I have a sneaking suspicion that this version will be more of the same BS from MS but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. I'll wait until I can try the final release before I decide whether or not to chuck them [back] under the bus.
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