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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. Re:Does it make it the default browser? by gettingbraver · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Really. Have had nothing but trouble w/M$ updates.

  2. zzzzz... by supabeast! · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey Microsoft, call me when you guys spend billions of dollars on a web browser and actually implement CSS2. In the meanwhile, all your shitty, half-assed browsers do is push more web developers to use Flash, because developing for Flash is a hell of a lot easier than debugging XHTML/CSS to work in IE5/6/7.

  3. Re:Another Get Firefox day coming soon... by ericlondaits · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ActiveX isn't "permanently browser dependant". It's easy to have your own browser host ActiveX controls, just like you can host them in any other Win32 application. That's what they were made for. Granted, they're not portable...

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