Is IE7 a Firefox killer?

Among new security features IE7 will boast new gimmick(?) features that Firefox lacks, like a Quick Tabs feature that includes thumbnail view of all of your tabs and a Page Zoom...etc.
But what about Flock?



Read more:
at netmag.co.uk
at bitsandbuzz.com

Flock is still in developer preview, but do you think flock is already f***ed?

This post has been edited by danielle_1_uk: 31 Mar, 2006 - 06:37 PM

I'd be using IE full time if it had tabs. The only real reason im using FF is because of the tabs.

I've tried IE7 the 1st Beta version its quite awesome.

IE7 may replace firefox for some users, but not those who care about proper rendering of web pages. Despite years of promises, IE7 still does not meet CSS rendering standards, among other rendering problems. There is also the matter of security. I'll be the first to admit that M$ has made great strides in security over the last few years (compared to their previous security priorities), but many of the advances they've made are only halfway to where they need to go. IE7 will by default disable many ActiveX components, but not all, and the average user doesn't understand enough about the horrendous security vulnerabilities of ActiveX to stop them from re enabling them...the first time the user sees the popup that advises them ActiveX is required to be enabled, they'll click yes...opening the browser right back up again. Further to that (and noted in the article), only in Vista (delayed yet again) will the browser be isolated from the OS. Most IE7 users will run XP...as with any new OS, the intial uptake will be slow, especially given the recommended hardware requirements for Vista. On XP, IE7 is still integrated...a hole in the browser is a tunnel to the OS.

Finally, IE7 will still be proprietary software...for power browser users, this is not good enough...there are simply not enough plugins for IE for power users, as M$ doesn't want anyone but them building them. For power browser users, the lack of plugins will ensure they still use ff (if they do now).

Overall, I expect to certainly see some FF users switch back to IE, but not enought to kill FF...it will be those interested in eye candy as opposed to true functionality.

Having said all that, I still wish FF would concentrate more on plugging memory leaks than new themes!

the thumbnail is kinda silly cause i already know what's on the tab, and i can already zoom in with mah keyboard's drivers. I AM TEH WINNAR!

The fact that IE has always given me problems simply by crashing. I try to go back a page or click on something and I have to use Task Manager to close IE. It even happens when i'm viewing pages off of my disk and not online! I like FF because it's only crashed once, and that was my fault.

In fact, the only reason I use IE is to update my machine.

There's a huge difference between IE and Firefox and that's why i won't use IE never and never. Guessed? FIREFOX IS OPENSOURCE.

IE = 80 MB of install and yet crappy.
FF = 13 MB of install and intelligent.

ill stick with FF. no matter what, and yea FF isnt gonna sit just like that, im sure they will come outta with something

Quick! Has everyone rewritten their activeX controls to work in IE again!!!!!!

FF is alot safer too, automatic downloads always appear on IE ( all versions) so FF asks you whether to accept or not.

Nobody's mentioned Flock

Haha, Good point, no onr has

flock seems to be an overrated built in plug-in. i'm almost positive both firefox and opera already have similar plugins based on the blogging software you use. i don't think it will have a signifigant impact on what browser people will pick.