IE7 Leaked

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday January 23, 2006 @04:41AM from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

lju writes "IE7 has been leaked according to pcpro. From the article: '...last Friday it was revealed that a build of the new browser - version 5299 - along with numerous screenshots, was available online.' "

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also by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny

So has the first exploit been leaked too?
1. Re:also by AutopsyReport · 2006-01-23 04:58 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, hence the 5299th version. How many exploits can they go through before it's even released? :)
  
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2. Re:also by FidelCatsro · 2006-01-23 06:05 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I will get murdered for a variation of a Soviet Russia joke .. but here goes.
  At Microsoft You leak IE
  In rest of World , IE leaks (information about) You
  
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3. Re:also by Tumbleweed · 2006-01-23 06:29 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Dude - IE7 is so advanced, it is its own exploit! How's that for innovation?
4. Re:also by kevinkhaw · 2006-01-23 07:11 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  And the FUNNY THING IS... the top right search bar for IE 7 is GOOGLE!.. go figure... :)
Download a copy by overshoot · 2006-01-23 04:44 · Score: 4, Funny

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

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I think I speak for all when I say by Tibor+the+Hun · 2006-01-23 04:44 · Score: 2, Funny

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Double meaning? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 04:45 · Score: 5, Funny

IE7 Leaked, as in memory? :]
1. Re:Double meaning? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 05:06 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  No it just leaked. When you install it, the computer leaks some liquid substance (yet to be identified) on the floor. Then shuts down and doesn't want to turn back on.
Sweet! by Mayhem178 · 2006-01-23 04:46 · Score: 5, Funny

"Tabbed browsing" and "ability to delete browsing history"? This story must be a duped, because this browser was leaked to the public years ago. At the time, I think they called it "Firefox."

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1. Re:Sweet! by Virak · 2006-01-23 04:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, but this latest version finally adds the many security holes and rendering bugs that users have come to expect from their browsing experience.
2. Re:Sweet! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 05:13 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  I think you misspelled "Opera"...
3. Re:Sweet! by Kesch · 2006-01-23 06:11 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  OMG! Now I can use Windows Update and tabs at the same time! THE FUTURE is here.
  
  I'm done. I'll go back to reading Slashdot with Firefox now.
  
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Linked article title appropriate by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 04:48 · Score: 5, Funny

The linked article is titled "Internet Explorer 7 leaks onto Internet".

Yeah, I can't think of a more apt analogy than Microsoft taking a big leak all over the internet. They've been pissing on us for years.
Come back next Tuesday by digitaldc · 2006-01-23 04:48 · Score: 3, Funny

IE7 has been leaked according to pcpro.

Microsoft announced that a patch for this leak will be coming out the 2nd Tuesday of next month.

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pity.. by dotpavan · 2006-01-23 04:51 · Score: 2, Funny

that they could not secure even the release.. sigh!
Wow! by Tezkah · 2006-01-23 04:54 · Score: 5, Funny

Wow! People were right, they really changed the branding of IE6, and man is it full of bugs! Look at how much RAM it uses!

Maybe you should check out IE8.5, you can get it here.
Re:How can something publicly available be "leaked by kimvette · 2006-01-23 04:58 · Score: 2, Funny

Hmm, jumped the gun, now that I RTFA again. It seems this "leaked" build includes page zooming, where released builds do not, plus a couple of toolbar icons have been updated to be more flashy. Sorry, my bad. This is definitely earth-shattering news that will change our computing world.

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Leaked? by blake3737 · 2006-01-23 05:00 · Score: 1, Funny

Whats so new about that? I hear the previous version leaks too.
Triple meaning by zlogic · 2006-01-23 05:02 · Score: 2, Funny

IE 7 leaked as in sewage pipes :P
Leak? Water broken? by moria · 2006-01-23 05:02 · Score: 3, Funny

So MSFT's water is broken, and the IE7 will be born soon? I guess it is still at the contraction stage.
Windows fans? by stunt_penguin · 2006-01-23 05:03 · Score: 2, Funny

"some Windows fans took matters into their own hands when"

Windows having fans? I believe the term is microsoft employees and fanboys

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1. Re:Windows fans? by digitaldc · 2006-01-23 06:22 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Windows having fans?
  
  That's what you get when you simply can't afford the high cost of air conditioning.
  
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Re:Oblig. Strong Bad by TheSpoom · 2006-01-23 05:19 · Score: 5, Funny

And the Compy, just peed my carpet.

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So where's the .torrent? by Caspian · 2006-01-23 05:21 · Score: 4, Funny

torrent pls kthx

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Re:terrific ..... not by psgalbraith · 2006-01-23 05:22 · Score: 2, Funny

fags have to be labelled with tar and nicotine content .....

Oh, you meant cigarettes...
Nearly 100 comments.... by Slashcrap · 2006-01-23 05:27 · Score: 2, Funny

...and not one single request for a link to a torrent.

Come on guys, everyone's going to think we're not interested at this rate.
be the first to be infected by wardk · 2006-01-23 05:28 · Score: 1, Funny

maybe you'll get a couple hours of clear driving, but you and I know you will get infected.

but it will be awesome, because it's on windows, the most popular computer in the world!!
Re:terrific ..... not by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 05:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Ingredients label for Program:
0 bits (50%), 1 bits (50%)
Still needs work... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-23 05:48 · Score: 2, Funny

I saw IE 7 the other day. They need to fix the "7" sticker they slapped on, part of the "6" was still visible underneath.
Best "screenshot" of all by Salsaman · 2006-01-23 05:53 · Score: 1, Funny

http://www.ie7.com/
Meanwhile... by BlueScreenOfTOM · 2006-01-23 06:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer has vowed to Fucking Kill(TM) any unauthorized person who comes in contact with the IE7 beta. After speaking with the development team, he decided to save his energy to help Fucking Kill(TM) the next threat that comes along, as the buggy code is expected to (regular) Kill anyone who installs it anyway.
In the sense that lots of people will have it... by Mateo_LeFou · 2006-01-23 06:04 · Score: 3, Funny

Heart disease is also important. But I'm not going to download it.

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oops... by MikeTheMan · 2006-01-23 06:07 · Score: 5, Funny

"some Windows fans took matters into their own hands"

I think they misspelled captives
Did it get out... by TimTheFoolMan · 2006-01-23 06:07 · Score: 2, Funny

...via the WMF Backdoor?

Tim
Information and programs does not leak! by julie-h · 2006-01-23 06:17 · Score: 3, Funny

I am an engineer for a very large mobile company, and take it from me. Programs and information does NOT leak. Everybody knows what each workers knows, and if anything should leak, the source is know before the day is over. If such case should happen, the person will get fired, and every competitor will know about this person. Eventhought a competitor could profit greatly from the leak caused by this person, even they would NEVER hire this person. Because, they know they can't trust him. So telling it had leaked is plain PR to make it more interesting. Leaks does NOT happen.
FF memory leaks aren't leaks! by Tumbleweed · 2006-01-23 06:32 · Score: 4, Funny

It's merely that Firefox is so fantabulous that the computer just can't let it go. Get with the fanboy program, dude, you're slacking, and not in a good Slackware kind of way!
Re:Leaks? I'll show you LEAKS! by bmalia · 2006-01-23 10:30 · Score: 2, Funny

I suspect its the "Faster Fox" extension.

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