Comments on: Problems with IE7?

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:35:37 +0000

I have IE7 and it’s horrible … Phil is right when he says it is very slow ! OMG slow is not the word. I wish I knew how to remove it and get rid of IE forever . I have Firefox and it still loads fast .

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:55:52 +0000

The one thing I can say about IE7 is that with a fully updated computer with XP Pro that IE7 sucks it down and then major problems occur. Browser not opening and system shutdowns. systems slowing right down to a crawl that allows you to make a pot of coffee and a sandwich while the browser is still trying to open up the site you requested. I have come accross 7 of these systems already and have had to redo them since once IE7 is loaded you can only partially remove the program the rest of it sits there in limbo waiting for a chance to submerge your system into the watery depths of no return. I will try IE8 and see what happens but everyone I talk to I tell them to avoid IE7 unless they want me to redo their system. This is just my opinion and not nessessarily those of other respondants on this site. LOL

Phil W.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:03:22 +0000

Well said, Murray M. Switch to a Mac and then you won’t have to bash Bill and the boys anymore.
Dale Q.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:31:24 +0000

Im sticking with Bill and Team. People that spend thier lives trying to find holes in a program are very very boring people
murray m

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:55:12 +0000

Welcome to the next round of the browser wars. Microsoft just released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2. Another day, another under-whelming product from the minds at Microsoft. I know I wonder constantly, “what the heck are they thinking?”.

Internet Explorer is another reactive (as opposed to proactive) move by Microsoft brought about solely because another company is threatening part of their monopoly. Is there any doubt that IE7 was a knee jerk reaction to Mozilla’s Firefox & Opera’s web browsers stealing significant market share?

Because they are constantly in reactive (can you say crisis?) mode these days, the results are very predictable. Microsoft’s latest reincarnation of Internet Explorer catches up to Firefox & Opera on some features, falls short on others, and in general offers nothing that the others don’t. And let’s not forget that Firefox 2 is scheduled for release shortly and that Firefox 3 is already under development.

Here are some random snippets on the web regarding IE7.

IE 7 is an attempt by Microsoft to catch rival browsers as it includes features that have long been seen in competitors such as Firefox and Opera.

Internet Explorer 7 is a solid upgrade, but it’s disappointing that after five years, the best Microsoft could do was to mostly catch up to smaller competitors.

IE 7 was Microsoft’s one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.

I did find one website that referred to IE7 as a “Radically new Internet Explorer”. Compared to IE6, definitely. Compared to Firefox or Opera, hardly. And considering IE6’s track record, how hard was it to be “radically different”? I own a Toyota, which is radically different than the domestic vehicles I’ve owned in the past. Toyota, Firefox/Opera. Domestic, Microsoft.

The choice is yours. You can enable Microsoft to keep dumping average software on us, or you can vote with your hard earned mind share.