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| Thread ID: 83660 | 2007-10-08 21:10:00 | IE7: If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck.... | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
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| 599508 | 2007-10-08 21:10:00 | Quote from Gizmorama: Microsoft makes its IE7 browser available to a wider audience In a surprise move, Microsoft has issued a new build of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) to customers that can be installed on any machine running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 -- IE7 is already included in Windows Vista operating systems. IE7 was previously reserved for customers using genuine copies of Windows-based operating systems and was protected by Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation software. "Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users," remarked IE7 program manager Steve Reynolds on the IE Blog. "With today’s 'Installation and Availability Update,' Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users." Microsoft is likely using this move to makes IE7 available to the broadest range of customers worldwide. Mozilla's Firefox browser has gained a lot of traction recently, and this move would give Microsoft some additional ammunition. In addition to the removal of WGA, the latest version of IE7 brings updates to the menu bar, online tour and a new MSI installer for IT administrators. and to finish the quote in the title: "it's probably still a duck" |
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| 599509 | 2007-10-08 22:23:00 | 'ecosystem'? what the......? *shakes head* 'ecosystem'? *looks bewildered* 'ecosystem'???? how bizarre...... |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 599510 | 2007-10-08 23:46:00 | 'ecosystem'? what the......? *shakes head* 'ecosystem'? *looks bewildered* 'ecosystem'? ??? how bizarre...... Yeah..... :waughh: :confused: :waughh: :confused: :waughh: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 599511 | 2007-10-08 23:59:00 | 'ecosystem'? what the . . . . . . ? *shakes head* 'ecosystem'? *looks bewildered* 'ecosystem'? ??? how bizarre . . . . . . To quote Steve "Monkey Boy" Ballmer Developers! Developers! Developers! |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 599512 | 2007-10-09 00:09:00 | It's the MONEY guys...and share of the capitol....since IE has steadilly been losing share points to Firefox/Google suites, M$ saw that the decline would hurt their image. Opening the door a crack by opting out of WGA for IE is just a way to keep the congregates in the pews. Microsoft is clearly hoping the update will boost adoption of IE 7, which debuted last year for Windows XP and was updated in January for Windows Vista. Despite the releases, Explorer's market share has declined somewhat over the past year as competition emerges from Firefox, Safari, Opera, and other alternative browsers. Explorer's market share fell from 81.3% of the market in October 2006 to 77.9% in September 2007, according to market watchers at Net Applications. |
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