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IE7 Leaked

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Has been available for some time. by THESuperShawn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    IE7, almost every revision, has been available in Usenet for some time now.

    Honestly, I really don't see how this is such a bad thing. It is not commercial (pay) software. By 'leaking' the browser, more people are using it/talking about it.

    I don;t see where this is such a big deal.

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  2. Browser stagnation? by xusr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It seems that the web browser landscape has been pretty tranquil for quite some time. Firefox 1.5 and Safari 2.0 both seemed like fairly inconsequential updates. For Firefox, I want hot-key accessible favorites like I have in Safari. For Safari, I want type-ahead searching. The first to give me that will have my browser vote....at least for now.

    1. Re:Browser stagnation? by warith · · Score: 5, Interesting

      For Firefox, I want it to stop becoming ridiculously slow after intensive usage, and continue to use 140MB in the background after I close all of its windows...

      Seriously, what's with the memory leak?

  3. I'm surprised as hell by zappepcs · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm surprised as hell that anyone would download a 'leaked' copy of IE 7.xx no matter how secure it is supposed to be when released. First, there is the problem of being a beta tester when you don't want to be, and SECOND, there is the problem that it might contain DRM that is equally bad or worse than the Sony 'rootkit' DRM.

    AFAIK, 'leaked' software doesn't come with warnings, EULAs, and any other such agreements. I'm willing to bet that 'leaked' or copy-able software in the future will have DRM all over it. That is to say that license keys in the future, if not so already, will have a dual purpose of enabling use of the application AND disabling 'rootkit' type DRM/Spyware easter eggs in the application(s).

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  4. Usability by Blink+Tag · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's a little thing, but indicative of a larger usability problem:

    In the "Tabbed Browsing Settings" (from one of the screenshots), is the phrase: "Do not warn me when closing multiple tabs."

    It's a check box--checked means "do", unchecked means "don't". Even the most cursory usability review would likely suggest the label be reworded to have the negative removed. It's simpler for the user, and it might make things clearer for the programmers too. (Avoid messy code like "!dontDoIt")

    Like I said it's a little thing, ... but one of many that when combined give the feeling of a poor product.