Debate on IE 7.0

[nadirah]

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...-15Updates.asp

So, what do you think about the future Internet Explorer? Is Microsoft just popping more hype about it? Will the new Internet Explorer be more secure or even less secure?

What I think a lot of people don’t realize is that the Internet Explorer we shipped in Windows XP Service Pack 2 incorporates a host of security enhancements that make it very competitive -- in terms of security protection -- with any other browser. This includes functionality such as add-on management to control spyware, pop-up blockers, greater user control over decisions, tools that allow or block ActiveX objects according to user-assigned security zones, object caching to protect against cross-domain attacks, privilege elevation blocking, and much more.

Internet Explorer with SP2 is not just well-fortified against vulnerabilities. It also offers the greatest extensibility -- that is, how it accommodates additional features, functions or applications. It allows easier and better manageability, meaning its ease of deployment, configuration and maintenance. It is also more serviceable, which refers to support and the ease of updating. We know that people have a choice when it comes to Web browsers, and we want people who use Internet Explorer to know they made the best choice. And we’d really encourage them to move to Windows XP Service Pack 2 -- it’s the most secure browser we’ve ever released, and a lot more secure than most people might think.

We’re very excited to announce at the RSA Conference today that this summer we’ll release a beta of Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, which will have even more enhancements to security and privacy protections. These enhancements align very closely with the three core tenets of Microsoft’s security approach that I mentioned earlier. Internet Explorer 7.0 will be the most secure browser we’ve ever released, building on and surpassing the success of the SP2-enhanced Internet Explorer 6.0. We don’t plan to ship it until it meets our quality bar, which we’ve set pretty high.

[LouKaNiKo]

I think Microsoft are finally feeling the heat about Mozilla's Firefox and its about time.

Im still 50 - 50 about this release, but i have seen screenshots and it doesnt look anything like the IE we know. But It is about time they are making a new release it has been IE 6 since ..... dam ages now. Windows ME, was it?

I like the hype about new security features, well over due.
But whether they make a fantastic browser or a heap of ****, they will still rule this market.



(FIREFOX IS THE BEST lol)

[Infinity]

there has been discussions about Firefox and Mozilla being vulnerable so spyware could infect us but then using the vulnerabilities in IE to infect our machines.

like spawning the vulnerabilities from ie while using FFX or Moz...

that doesn't sound too good if this theorie is correct.

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[Infinity]

http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=3291

this is the the theory in all his concept...by the courtesy of ASAP and Tom Coyote


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[Spyros]

Internet Explorer 7.0 will be the most secure browser we’ve ever released

They do not dare to say "Internet Explorer 7.0 will be the most secure that has ever been released by anyone", just "that WE have released". Better than IE 5 or 6? Yes. Better than Firefox, Opera etc?

[Infinity]

what else do they need to say about the version7? off course they'll say that, if not that won't be proper marketing

[meneer]

I'm still not keen on a new IE. Last time I downloaded a full copy it was over 25 Mb's. That's a lot of bugs, far more than in the competitors' versions. Even with the trusted computing initiatives and all other secure programming measures in place I don't have the good feeling of trust with IE. No trust, no use.

Besides, unless they offer a w2k version, it's a very expensive update from my IE 6 on w2k, and it's no incentive at all not to move over to linux.

[Infinity]

true Meneer,


I posted a new topic regarding this theory about the vulnerabilities regarding IE and FFX and Moz...


quite interesting and scary

IE7 will expose yet unknown exploits only MS knows how to open. All for the good of the Vaterland, of course!!!