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IE7 to be Pushed to Users Via Windows Update

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-some-explorer dept.

dfrick writes "CNET is reporting that IE7 will be pushed to users via Windows Update. This has serious implications for e-commerce websites whose functionality might be affected by any bugs in the software. Also to have end users suddenly using a new browser right before the holiday shopping season could magnify the cost any bugs that might create a bad user experience on sites."

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  1. Halo 2 by aersixb9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could they push a copy of Halo 2 and Crimson skies via Windows Update while they're at it?

  2. Really a problem? by DuranDuran · · Score: 5, Funny

    This would be a problem if users could not select which updates to install and which to ignore. DuranDuran, for instance, has been without the Microsoft Malicious Software tool since it was first released.

    He has also been referring to himself in the third person since earlier this morning.

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    "You can justify anything by putting it in quotes, adding a famous name and making it a sig" - Albert Einstein
  3. Do it the simple way by Will2k_is_here · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get your quick 'n easy version of IE7 straight from the main website: www.ie7.com

  4. instructions by RickBauls · · Score: 5, Funny

    to get the new update, simply remove this:
    msi http://microsoft.com/xp ie6 main

    and replace it with this:
    msi http://microsoft.com/xp ie7 main

    in your c:/etc/apt/sources.list file. then do:
    apt-get update
    apt-get upgrade

  5. No Worries by chrpai · · Score: 4, Funny

    I finally found out something I like about WGA! It'll protect everyone with pirated Windows from getting IE7 shoved down their throat!!

  6. Re:Another Get Firefox day coming soon... by stonecypher · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, he's right. KHTML runs just fine on the Nintendo DS, on a 70 mHz ARM in 4 meg of ram. That you need a 400mHz box w/ 128m RAM is just absurd.

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    StoneCypher is Full of BS
  7. I'm confused? by KU_Fletch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait, so is New Hampshire bigger than Galactus?

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    It's not stupid. It's advanced.
  8. Re:Another Get Firefox day coming soon... by cheater512 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ActiveX is the bug which Microsoft hasnt fixed since IE 3.
    I believe they are calling it a 'feature'. ;)

  9. Re:Another Get Firefox day coming soon... by tehcyder · · Score: 5, Funny
    I love anecdotal evidence
    Right...I'm sitting here at my ofice gig running Firefox with 473,298 open tabs, it has consumed not only all the available memory in the company, but also approximately 17TB of swap space on our servers' RAID storage array. So far, it's coping, but tab 421,823 (a CCTV feed from the, ahem, bathrooms) is a bit jumpy at present, and the IT guys are trying to bash my office door in wih a fire extinguisher.
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    To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
  10. Re:Demonizing ActiveX... by I+Like+Pudding · · Score: 4, Funny

    a) It's a security risk waiting to happen - ActiveX controls have no limits placed on what they can do to your machine

    Here are the minutes from the meeting where this was decided:
    Some Dev: Let's use DURRRRRRRR our OS-level component model for DURRRRRRRRRRR web plugins *grand mal seizure*
    Billy G: That will help fucking kill Netscape
    Ballmer: *throws chair in a way indicating approval*