Microsoft retreats on IE7 name change
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07 Aug 2006, Tom Sanders in California , V3
Microsoft has abandoned plans to rename its Internet Explorer 7 browser for Windows Vista.
The software developer initially planned to refer to the Windows Vista version as Internet Explorer 7+. The plus was intended to indicate additional features, such as the "protected mode", that are platform specific.
The Windows Vista version of the forthcoming browser uses the operating system's new security features such as User Account Control, Mandatory Integrity Control and User Interface Privilege Isolation.
The new technologies are designed to mitigate the effects of security vulnerabilities by limiting the privileges of applications and will not be available to Windows XP users.
The naming decision was based on user feedback, Microsoft group program manager Tony Chor said on Microsoft's IEBlog.
"The feedback we got on the blog was overwhelming – many of you didn’t like it," Chor conceded.
The official names for the applications moving forward will be Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista.
Do you agree?
IE7 Retreats on Name change
Yeah, the name changed from internet explorer to firefox on alot of machines.. lol. Although I think the name they decided to stick with should be changed a tad, for xp: Internet Explorer 7 In Windows XP, for vista: Internet Explorer 7 In Windows Millenium II - Big Brother Edition
Posted by Chuck, 06 Dec 2007