New Release: Internet Explorer 7

IE 7 is now available for download.  Early last night, Yahoo quietly sneaked out an OEM/rebadged release of the new browser.  During the night, Microsoft released 3 editions of the browser:
 

You can find out about the features and the system requirements on the Microsoft IE web site.

Personally, I find the phishing filter slows down my browsing experience so I disable it (not just turn it off).  I know when someone is trying to get me to divulge my credit card or banking details.  I really like the addition of tabbed browsing (about time) and RSS (which I use a lot).  You’ll find when you start it up that a number of companies (not just the usual search engines) have produced extension to make their site the default search engine for your browser and that IE7 presents you with this choice.

I’ve been using IE7 during it’s beta process and I can recommend it.  Do make sure you test against your applications before widespread deployment.  There’s bound to be junkware out there that doesn’t like it.

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