Originally Posted by doc
And regardless of the smart arse comments, it indisputedly has far better security compared to its predecessor, including a built-in phishing filter to help users detect and thus avoid malicious sites.
Does the not yet even released Firefox 2.0 even have an integrated RSS reader? Not that I know of!
Again, little doubt that IE7 offers a colossal improvement in the user interface.
Again, concerning security, little doubt that the code auditing with IE7 was far more rigorous than in the past.
Based upon? Is your Doctorate in Information Technology? Are you a security expert? If not, how can you make such assertions with such certainty?? The Phishing filter is a good idea... as usual, Microsoft's execution is
less than stellar. I agree with comments that it's going to give people a false sense of security... much like the TSA, no?
As for FireFox, it doesn't need an integrated RSS reader and I wouldn't want for it to have one. The beauty of FF and what I wish MS would get 'round their heads is that you customize the browser to do and be what
you want. Most people don't need, won't ever use, and couldn't care less about RSS. Yet MS includes that and tons of other features people don't want and need. This creates bloat and potential security flaws.
Firefox? You add what you want. I don't know about you but I'm all for choice and will do a-la-carte any time I can. Especially when it means that someone can knock together a better mousetrap and I'm not stuck with whatever was integrated into the browser. New RSS features come out? Someone'll do a new reader and I just plug it in. It's not perfect and isn't as well integrated into the browser as IE7.
For folks that DO want killer RSS built in along with the kitchen sink? There's
Flock.... with an RSS implementation that blows IE's away. You don't have to use all the sharing stuff either.
Originally Posted by doc
IMHO, even those using alternative browsers such as Firefox will still want to trash IE6 by installing IE7, as long as you ever intend to use IE for anything at all. Would anyone dispute this?
Oh I think so. IE6 and IE7 render pages differently and some sites that work properly on IE6
will not run on IE7 and need coding changes.
Here is a discussion that's pretty enlightening. Our intranet is one of 'em.
There's also stability considerations. Any time you introduce a change into a stable system you run the risk of conflicts that can destabilize and ruin the reliability of a system. How many times have we seen MS patches that broke previously working features/programs/systems??? So yes, I'd think MANY would dispute this.
Originally Posted by doc
Of course, IE7 only works with SP2, so if some some reason you haven't yet done so (and I can't imagine why), you'll need to install that too - also a really good thing IMHO! LOL!!
Yes, unless you have a system running software that is broken by SP2, which is the unfortunate case for some. But, damn the facts, recommend away, please!
