IE 7 Beta for public download

[Sparky]

Hokay so;

I'm not sure if I have this right, partly because I don't care enough to
vet this completely but:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx> takes you
to a download page. Apparently anyone can now download and "beta test"
IE7.

Sys requirements:

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview will only run on Windows® XP
Service Pack 2 (SP2) systems, but will ultimately be available for
Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows
Server 2003.

-Craig

 

[Sparky]

Sparky wrote:

<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx> takes you
to a download page. Apparently anyone can now download and "beta test"
IE7.

A journalist at Cnet has a write-up on the "fine print" in the user
agreement.

<http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-6033611.html?part=rss&tag=6033611&subj=news>

fyi,
Craig

 

[Telemagic]

Yes, it's a BETA and should not be used in production machines of course.
(unless you are Google, messing up the whole beta concept).

 

[David]

Hokay so;

I'm not sure if I have this right, partly because I don't care enough to
vet this completely but:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx> takes you
to a download page. Apparently anyone can now download and "beta test"
IE7.

Sys requirements:

-Craig

So! Not being content to beta test their OS now you can beta test
their other software. Good luck.
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[Telemagic]

So! Not being content to beta test their OS now you can beta test
their other software. Good luck.
--

??? I though everybody these days is doing public betas... or am I wrong?

 

[John Corliss]

Hokay so;

I'm not sure if I have this right, partly because I don't care enough to
vet this completely but:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/ie7betaredirect.mspx> takes you
to a download page. Apparently anyone can now download and "beta test"
IE7.

Sys requirements:

I heard that some of the features in IE7 will only work in Vista. After
going through the tour, it's apparent that MS has studied Firefox
intently. I hope they've taken steps to make all the settings in
Internet Options more understandable.