Internet Explorer 7 To Be XP Only

WindozeSux writes "The new Microsoft browser, Internet Explorer 7 will only be available for users of Windows XP. However, due to the fact the that a large amount of Windows users do not own Windows XP, IE7 is expected to boost the amount of Firefox users. From the article: 'Improvements in Firefox, along with IE 7 restrictions, could lead to a dramatic increase in the open-source browser's market share, according to Dotzler.'"

Comments

This changes nothing

[rudy_wayne]

If everyone in the world changes to Firefox, the financial loss by Microsoft = $0.
and the financial gain by Mozilla = $0.

Whoopee

Sounds like they're tired of supporting 2000

[HangingChad]

MSFT: Shooting themselves in the foot since 1996.

This will impact Win2K users more than anyone else I'd think. Which is too bad because 2K was one MSFT product that I kind of liked. 2003 Server is just the Win98SE of server software. MSFT's little tap dance to bridge the gap to Longhorn/Vista.

Buying MSFT products is like voting Republican. You can kid yourself all you want but in the end they're going to do what they do and stick to the little people. Republicans are going to pander to big business and the religious right and MSFT is going to keep pushing forced upgrades. Just the way it is.

Life is so much better when your IT environment doesn't depend on MSFT. Machines are much faster, less down time, just better. Whether it's Mac OS or Linux, you'll have a much better computing experience.