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Skriven 2006-10-17 13:36:00 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ALAN ZISMAN
Ärende: Vista RC2
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Hello Alan - 

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AZ> I find the new interface unattractive-- and am puzzled by
AZ> Microsoft's seeming war on the menu interface that so many
AZ> people have become familiar with over the years. (At least
AZ> IE has an option to restore menus, unlike MS Office 2007). 

I too find the new 'look' of IE unattractive. As for the user
interface I know that Microsoft does a good deal of research at
their labs scattered around the world. I _think_ user interface
research is done in India which tells me there is a flaw in
their logic. People from India seem to be more patient that
those of us living in N.America. 

AZ> Tabs and RSS are awkwardly implemented compared to similar
AZ> features in Firefox or Opera. Some sites that were
AZ> developed for IE 6 don't work properly in IE 7 (which is a
AZ> sort of poetic justice in my opinion). 

You made me laugh at the above. So true. 

AZ> On the other hand, the anti-phishing filter in IE 7 has
AZ> been reported to work better than the corresponding feature
AZ> in the pre-release Firefox versions. And finally, users
AZ> printing web pages can make sure that the page content
AZ> isn't cut off along the right-edge of the printout.
AZ> (There's a killer feature!) 

I never print out webpages. 

AZ> ZDNet's Robert Vamosi's review of IE 7 RC1 in August
AZ> concluded: 

AZ> "In all, IE 7 RC 1 merely plays catch-up with the current
AZ> releases of Firefox and Opera without pushing the envelope
AZ> -- and both alternative browsers are at work now on new
AZ> releases due near the release of IE 7. For the office that
AZ> can't or won't switch to these more dynamic browsers, IE 7
AZ> for XP SP2 will be a welcomed change from IE 6. But for
AZ> sheer innovation and (yes) secure browsing, I recommend
AZ> switching to Firefox 1.5 or Opera 9 today." 

This reminds me of another article that companies selling video
games are trying to encourage 'garage' developers saying that
is where most of the inovation comes from. The obvious part of
this is "And then the big boys steal the idea and make a
bundle". I think Microsoft is holding back on IE to prevent
others from grabbing M$ 'ball' and running with it. 

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