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Thread ID: 68353	2006-04-25 09:29:00	IE 7 Beta	Strommer (42)	PC World Chat

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449336	2006-04-25 09:29:00	Why anyone would want to mess up their system with a new MS Browser is beyond me, but FWIW heres the guff: Microsoft calls on consumers to test IE 7, CNET News.com Microsoft wants you to put Internet Explorer 7 through its paces. And if you have any problems, just call the company. The software giant is planning Monday night to release an updated test version of IE 7 for Windows XP and is hoping to convince the masses to try out the still-in-the-works software. To help spur downloads of IE 7 Beta 2, the company is offering free telephone support for customers in North America, Germany and Japan. "Our goal is to encourage everyone to try the product," Dean Hachamovitch, Internet Explorer general manager, said in a telephone interview. "We think that free phone support is a good way to encourage a lot of people who might otherwise shy away from trying beta software." A prior test version, released in January, had been publicly available, but Microsoft was only encouraging developers to use it. An even earlier beta, last July, was not released publicly and was made available only to select testers. Read the full article here. (news.zdnet.com)	Strommer (42)
449337	2006-04-25 09:41:00	It'll still be IE7 beta long after Vista comes out.	ninja (1671)
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