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IE7 will be a 'High-Priority' update.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Micr...ate/1153932798

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21...h-ie7-priority

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002472.html

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Microsoft announced distribution plans for Internet Explorer 7 on Wednesday, saying it would make the next-generation browser available as a high-priority download via the Automatic Updates feature. However, the company would make available an option to 'opt out' of the update, including an application for enterprise users to block the update across their entire network.

When the new browser is released, those who have Automatic Updates will be greeted with a screen giving them an option to either install, ask later, or opt out of installing IE7 altogether. This would ensure customers are prepared to upgrade, Director of Internet Explorer Product Management Gary Schare told BetaNews.

"We want to be transparent," he said. He explained that if a feature would significant enhance security of Windows, it is automatically delivered without interaction from the user. "If it significantly changes the user experience or feature set, we will always prompt," he added. In this case, IE7 falls into the latter category.

Schare said the company was releasing a small application known as the Internet Explorer 7 Blocker Toolkit, which is intended for use in enterprise environments. The feature would allow an IT administrator to block the automatic update of the new browser across the entire network, and would not expire.

Still missing is a definitive date for the release of IE7. Schare declined to say a specific launch date, only offering that the browser would arrive sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. "Vista and IE7 are in a similar timeframe," he said. "However, IE7 is a lot simpler than Vista so it could ship separate from it."

Schare said the two products could potentially ship several months apart.

In any case, the Internet Explorer team does expect to ship one more release candidate before the end of September, but it should not be materially different and only includes bug fixes and minor adjustments. Schare said in terms of the product, IE7 Beta 3 is "feature complete."

Wow. This is messed up. I mean, sure, it's cool that they are giving us a choice, but i don't like this at all.

I dont get it... why it has to be a High priority update?

After seeing a lot of crap that big companies did whit updates and securitu features... i dont know... when they start to tell everything they are doing it may be a sign that they arent tell you everything they are doing...

IE7 tends to work better and just overall IS better than IE6. I've used it, it's pretty nice. Tabs and all that jazz.

Also, why are you guys fretting over it, it says right there that it's an optional update. Yeah, it downloads, but doesn't install. As if Microsoft would take the simpler, less-obtrusive method anyway. It's a good thing that they're offering the option in the first place.

But the bigger question is, why do we care?

My big problem is that my IE is kaputski, and when I tried to install IE7 beta, it didn't take.

I got firefox since then, but I'm not very warm to it.

So if it does become a priority update, I hope I'll actually be able to use it.

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Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

But the bigger question is, why do we care?

Well, I care because Firefox can just go straight to hell, I'm not sure about the others...

Firefox had tabs at version one. So suck it, IE.

it occurs to me that all of microsoft's security updates are aimed at keeping me from using my computer, rather than keeping things that could harm my computer out of it.

My guess is that the next high priority update from Microsoft and Symantec will simply be a text file that says 'turn your computer off, and never turn it on again. We will snail-mail you more ways to waste money in the future.'

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Originally Posted by Dj_StarChild

it occurs to me that all of microsoft's security updates are aimed at keeping me from using my computer

Well... thqat is where most problems are found...

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Originally Posted by Roy_D_Mylote

Firefox had tabs at version one. So suck it, IE.

Technically, Opera had it years before Firefox did. Therefore, by that logic, Opera is the greatest browser ever.

And it's certainly quicker and less bloated than Firefox, at least.