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'Lower Rights' IE 7.0 Coming

Posted by timothy on

blacktop writes "eWeek has official confirmation from a Microsoft vice president that the upcoming Internet Explorer 7.0 browser upgrade will ship with reduced privilege mode turned on by default to help thwart browser-based attacks. In addition to anti-phishing and anti-spoofing features, IE 7.0 will add support for IDN (International Domain Names), built-in RSS and seamless search that will include choices of search providers."

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  1. WHAT?? by to_kallon · · Score: 3, Informative

    "We've re-architected it to defend against exploits," Mangione said

    architect IS NOT a verb!!
    great laugh to start the day though.

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  2. Re:So basically ... by Dogers · · Score: 4, Informative

    Without the CSS support.

    Marvellous!

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  3. Re:New Features? by alvinrod · · Score: 3, Informative
    It seems to me that Microsoft is only playing catch up, has invention died over in Redmond?

    Microsoft has largely been playing catchup throughout its entire existance. Before there was ever Windows, there was Apple's OS. Before there was IE, Netscape was king of the browser world. Spam Blocking and Security? Been around for a long time before Microsoft built it in to their products. Almost everywhere you look, Microsoft is trying to make up lost ground. Almost any inovation in computing has been "borrowed" by Microsoft, not created.

    Microsoft made a good product that caught on like wildfire and made computers more accessible to people who weren't able to understand the complexities of computers. Because they have such a large customer base, they can get away with releasing inferior products when it's the only product available.

    I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to start a flame war, but when Microsoft finally gets their product right, and the competition has been doing it for a year or more, it gets under my skin a little bit. Why not just get it right from the start or at least fix more along the way.

  4. 30%, Try 80% by blazerw11 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here are just a few references pointing out the real percentage of computers infected with spyware:
    80%
    8 out of 10
    88%
    Or, just search it.
    So, 5 years to admit to the problem as it was 3-ish years ago.

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  5. Re:Re-architected it? by PiMuNu · · Score: 3, Informative

    Had to have been ;-)

  6. It's customary to identify source, even in humour by Petersko · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yep, it's funny. But it's Bill Watterson. Give credit where credit is due.