Microsoft announces IE 7

**ashish** · February 15th, 2005, 23:04

Hi,

Read about this, IE 7 is being launched..... now jookes apart.. i think its a good move from microsoft..... i also read that they are planning to launch a new anti-virus software as well

more details here:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119686,00.asp
http://www.techspot.com/story16989.html
http://www.physorg.com/weblog/news1120.html

**Conscript** · February 15th, 2005, 23:34

Maybe Microsoft will put out a secure product!!

LOL! *spills soda*

**tandoc** · February 16th, 2005, 00:33

If I read correctly at /.

the antivirus/antispyware should be free for personal use, but sysadmins (busniess users, esentially) will have to pay for it.

a good move, and they seem to have bought the right companies to take into their Death Star and create some sort of super weapon.

**msn** · February 19th, 2005, 10:25

Good News .....i am sick of IE 6

**Conscript** · February 19th, 2005, 11:05

Well MSFT hasnt said anything about their Anti Virus licensing. Anti Spyware will in fact be free though.

**GMail** · February 19th, 2005, 18:36

its already free and you can download it (anti spy ware)

**Robert** · February 19th, 2005, 18:44

I'm a big fan of Microsoft. However, I'm not switching back to IE 7.0. Sorry Microsoft, you're a little too late and made me wait too long for an update. I switched over to FireFox and enjoy all the perks, including not having to constantly scan for spyware and adware.

**trenzterra** · February 19th, 2005, 19:16

FF became my default browser a while after 1.0 was released, and I don't like changes either. It took me a painfully long time just to get accustomed with 1.0... so I don't think I'll go back to IE 7.0 unless they add code that makes Gecko browsers obsolete.

**aggiedude** · February 19th, 2005, 20:41

I'm a big fan of Microsoft. However, I'm not switching back to IE 7.0. Sorry Microsoft, you're a little too late and made me wait too long for an update. I switched over to FireFox and enjoy all the perks, including not having to constantly scan for spyware and adware.

Amen! I am a loyal Firefox use too! I will never switch back, perfect reason, I downloaded a bad file the other day and LOADED my computer with Adware. I have fixed it since but it all hijacked IE some of the programs were supposed to hijack the home page and add toolbars but none of it affected Firefox. I just had a really bad Desktop Pop-up Adware thingy! It is gone now!

**Conscript** · February 19th, 2005, 21:03

Spyware designed for FireFox is starting to appear now. Spyware and virus makers go where the people are, and thats Microsoft. But due to FireFox getting a larger fan base, spyware and stuff for it is coming out as well.

I personally have 0 problems with spyware, and I don't use a spyware scanner. I use Spyware Blaster, which "enables protections" - whatever that means - and it doesnt let spyware get installed. Period. After a few months of using this program I downloaded spyware scanners just to see if Spyware Blaster was doing its job and no spyware scanner I downloaded could find a single piece of it.

I am a big fan of Microsoft - having legit copies of Windows and Office and all - so I am going to switch to IE 7 as soon as the final, non-beta version is released.

**aggiedude** · February 19th, 2005, 23:06

Well that is true about spyware going where the people are but I am happy with Firefox. I was just saying though. And I am starting to hate microsoft. I like Apple way better now bc it just works.

**Techkid** · February 19th, 2005, 23:36

i agree ie sux but the msn suite is not to shabby.......i have the 9 subscription and love every minute of it....especially with children in the house