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Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the arrrr-ess-ess dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At Gnomedex this year, Microsoft is excited about the new RSS integration into Windows Longhorn and Internet Explorer 7. Screenshots of Internet Explorer 7 reveal how Microsoft has added a search tool to the top right of the browsing window similar to the one found in Safari/Firefox. Also, Microsoft revealed that RSS will be integrated into the heart of Longhorn."

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  1. Re:Looks like FireFox by pdbaby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yay Microsoft! King of innovation. They have the menu bar below the tablist. Truely innovation I'm sure people will pay for (in more ways than one).

    Any word on how many bugs they'll have introduced, their png and css standards compliance support?

    Good to see that RSS is integrated into the OS. That's something every kernel lacks these days ;-)

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  2. Re:Say no to Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh my god, They're developing at an incredible rate!!!

  3. Re:Say no to Windows by TGTilde · · Score: 3, Funny

    at least when you get to a site that is only IE compatible you won't lose all your standard features...oh wait, we have to wait for Longhorn first. See: DN Forever

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  4. I'm Shocked... Get Me The Booze... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft is adding technology into Longhorn? For a moment, I thought it was another announcement of yet another technology being pulled from the house of cards called Longhorn. The next thing that they will be announcing is a Mactel version.

    1. Re:I'm Shocked... Get Me The Booze... by JudgeFurious · · Score: 5, Funny

      The only reason they're adding this to Longhorn is that the PURE EVIL that's also fully integrated into the OS turned out to be smaller than expected. It seems obvious now but at the time nobody at Microsoft knew that pure evil is concentrated and takes up less space than the "mostly evil" they'd been using. The end result being that there was room for this.

      Otherwise they'd have left it out.

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  5. Golly Gee... by Rekrapt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can't we just all get along? ---

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  6. integrated into the heart by Frank+Grimes · · Score: 5, Funny

    "RSS will be integrated into the heart of Longhorn." Oh my god! Someone get on the phone to Linus Torvalds and tell him to integrate RSS into the Linux kernel as fast as possible!

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  7. Re:Looks like FireFox by QuaZar666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    more like Safari than Firefox I would say, the real question is does it pass Acid2? (my guess is no)

  8. Re:Say no to Windows by RoadkillBunny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why though? IE7 looks exactly like Firefox.

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  9. Future History by Nova+Express · · Score: 2, Funny
    April 29, 2007: Microsoft Releases Longhorn with Integrated RSS

    April 30, 2007: First RSS-Related Security Hole Exploit Announced

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  10. Re:TARGET=_TAB by HG2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I much rather jump off a cliff than hear you guys argue.

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  11. alittle slow? by tymellon · · Score: 2, Funny

    slashdot = osnews + 5 hour delay.

  12. Microsoft's motto should be... by Stormwatch · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..."The technologies of today --- TOMORROW!"

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  13. Re:Looks like FireFox by suttree.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clever in that you run one instance of every toolbar per tab?

    Now that's innovation!

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  14. Re:Is it too much to ask... by omry_y · · Score: 5, Funny

    why, its very useful to have RSS in the heart of the system.
    imagine the possiblities:

    * RSS system log:
    whenever a line is added to the log, you will be able to see it in your IE 7 Browser!

    * RSS memory monitor:
    you will have an RSS feed of your memory status in the last 24 hours! you will be able to tell how much memory your computer used, all from your IE 7 Browser!

    * RSS file system:
    Saving files is too boring?
    now you can save them as RSS entries, and watch them from your IE 7 Browser!

    * RSS buttons, checkboxes and tabs:
    instead of the silly outdated over-rated gui widgets we have today, we will have RSS widgets, which will allow you to know which buttons of an application was pressed, when, and why - all from your IE 7 Browser!

    now, tell me you are not excited!
    Microsoft, inovates the future

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  15. Re:Looks like FireFox by lxs · · Score: 2, Funny

    it means that the menu bar is part of the tab and can change when you switch tabs. It's actually a pretty clever design. I think they will use it for plugins and web pages that add items to the menus

    ...and for spyware installers and for phishing sites, the possibilities are truly endless.

  16. Longhorn is just a code name... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 2, Funny

    When it is officially released, they're going to call it Windows Me 2... which will of course be pronounced "Windows, Me too!"

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  17. Re:Looks like FireFox by hunterx11 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the menu changes, maybe with the extra space there will be enough room to fit the entire "Shut Do..." item.

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