__/ [ Phil Da Lick! ] on Thursday 28 December 2006 14:24 \__
> OK wrote:
>> http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2006/December/browser.php
>>
>> Not really a surprise...
>
> What's really surprising about that is that even with virtually enforced
> download of IE7 that it still hasn't overtaken IE6.
Just add scare quotes to "surprising".
IE 7 Cautionary Tale
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| After updating to the new browser, none of the computers
| could access QuickBooks, the CRM system or e-mail. The IT
| manager had to remotely administrator each machine, from
| the U.S. He turned back to a restore point a day earlier,
| undoing the chaos caused by IE 7.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/ie_7_cautionary_tale.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/ycjw4k
Are you being served?
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| Like many Microsoft desktop users this week I clicked on the icon
| 'upgrade to Explorer 7'. Mistake. Outlook and Express disappeared.
| As did the Explorer multi-choice menu. Panic. Has it deleted all
| my emails?
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http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=9069&ref=fd_itd
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 Sucks!
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| I know Microsoft's release of IE 7.0 is in beta, but I still didn't
| expect it to be such a big piece of crap and cause hours of misery.
|
| [...]
|
| What Microsoft hoped would help it win back Firefox "switchers" has
| done nothing but add one more to their growing ranks.
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http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/02/microsoft-ie-70-sucks.html
Meanwhile, Microsoft does its best to 'Netscape' Firefox.
Vista Issues Bedevil Firefox
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| According to the release notes of Firefox 2.0.0.1, the edition
| issued Tuesday, the browser hasn't yet been given the all-clear
| for Vista. Among problems still on the list: Firefox cannot be
| set as the default browser in Vista, and updates may fail if the
| application is installed to a directory other than the default.
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http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=196701481
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