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On this (and only this!!!) point, I am inclined to give MS a pass, in a limited way. I'm not quite sure how else they could possibly test the countless hard-/soft-ware combinations otherwise. Of course, they should have the good grace to tell people that it's effectively still beta...
Posted by: Martin Marvinski   Posted on: 07/07/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Is this new?  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Of course it's new... new day, new flaw..!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/07/04
Mozilla is great, love tabbed browsing  FilledOut | 07/07/04
I don't like tabbed browsing  FirstNLastN | 07/07/04
Done that... didn't like it.  el1jones | 07/07/04
Opera is another choice  rbochan | 07/07/04
Me neither..  d_jedi | 07/07/04
Opera can do that  randomletter | 07/08/04
Poof!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
I love tabbed browsing  carmanintx | 07/07/04
Don't use it then.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
Terrorist Researchers  dend | 07/07/04
8.0  Martin Marvinski | 07/07/04
tabbrowser extension  dend | 07/07/04
Why?  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
Umm...  Martin Marvinski | 07/07/04
MS is the energizer bunny of flaws!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/07/04
This is why...  Michael Kelly | 07/07/04
Flaws fixed faster  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
Flaws In MS  agottschald | 07/07/04
Why not just release SP2 early?  soma@... | 07/07/04
No it's not better  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
Umm... can it get any worse?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/07/04
True, why break a tradition now..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/07/04
Beta testing...  Martin Marvinski | 07/07/04
Everyone is expecting SP2...  bjbrock | 07/07/04
Joe and Jane internet user  rbochan | 07/07/04
I believe you are quite right.  agottschald | 07/07/04
Another layer of unsecure computers will be created & unaddressed  Squawkbox | 07/07/04
why not just do a better job of educating Joe and Jane?  ryusen | 07/07/04
The Drum Roll Is Getting Stronger - CLASS ACTION CLASS ACTION  RobertoSalazar | 07/07/04
Bring on the common sense instead  SublimeDaze | 07/07/04
There is nothing sensical about...  bjbrock | 07/07/04
The problem with class action lawsuits  ryusen | 07/07/04
The problem with class action lawsuits  richdave | 07/07/04
chicken or egg?  ryusen | 07/07/04
Hmm..  d_jedi | 07/07/04
Lawsuit might be baseless  Allstar_z | 07/10/04
Switching Would Be Stupid....  chrislovesdana | 07/07/04
Hey, can I get some of that...  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
I think that "stuff"...  bjbrock | 07/07/04
After 10 years...  bjbrock | 07/07/04
Ugh, I can'e believe how wrong people are  jsilve1 | 07/07/04
Awww what is a few years amongst friends?  Squawkbox | 07/07/04
You are being overly critical  SilentTygur | 07/07/04
the problem  eLurker | 07/07/04
Mozilla's been around longer  OhMyGosh | 07/07/04
actually...  ryusen | 07/07/04
You're right, but...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
good point but...  ryusen | 07/07/04
NOT switching would be stupid  jsilve1 | 07/07/04
Reliability is FAR more important than innovation  martyj | 07/07/04
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
2 apps  SC-man | 07/07/04
Really  cdjmattmiller@... | 07/07/04
debugging  rbochan | 07/07/04
Again: You don't know what you're talking about  escoles@... | 07/07/04
Yes, but look at the facts...  riff7raff | 07/07/04
Yes, but look at the facts...  richdave | 07/07/04
Is that you, Mike?  Daisy Fontana | 07/07/04
I just get some ID10+ error...  php_developer | 07/07/04
Wanna be Mike Cox  bchesmer | 07/07/04
Switch browsers -yes!  mhoyle | 07/08/04
Business as usual  tic swayback | 07/07/04
Re: Business as usual  issthatso | 07/07/04
i think you are holding apple in too high a light...  ryusen | 07/07/04
You're right.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
you missed my point...  ryusen | 07/08/04
SP2 won't fix a basic design flaw  issthatso | 07/07/04
If it did fix XP's problems what about the legacy ware out there?  Squawkbox | 07/07/04
Every move by MS just opens more holes!  George Mitchell | 07/07/04
MS wasn't allowed to fix certain "security holes"  toomuchgreeatea@... | 07/07/04
Microsoft : The hackers target of choice  riff7raff | 07/07/04
Hmmm  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
MS products are still easier to use  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/07/04
Than *what*?!  escoles@... | 07/07/04
...I don't think so!  settantta | 07/07/04
RTFP  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/08/04
Switching Browsers  tgrkss | 07/07/04
Aww c'mon - think of something more stupid  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/07/04
If this is Mike Cox, then you get 1.5 score (NT)  Judas I. | 07/07/04
Just to prove it, anecdotally ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/07/04
Re: Switching browsers and Mozilla  rkelleher_1 | 07/07/04
Sorry, man, you don't know what you're talking about.  escoles@... | 07/08/04
Ya right...  bchesmer | 07/07/04
At first I thought you were  skeptic tank | 07/07/04
more is not alway the right reason.  agottschald | 07/08/04
Alright, one more time: IE IS FUNDAMENTALLY INSECURE  escoles@... | 07/08/04
The answer is don't use IE  woody_z | 07/07/04
BINGO  Partisan | 07/08/04
Microsoft is MACRO INCOMPETENT!  martyj | 07/07/04
Six year-old child needed  andy88488 | 07/07/04
which websites?  toadlife | 07/07/04
Incompatible Websites  andy88488 | 07/08/04
More please  zen_dogen | 07/08/04
Then use IE for those sites. Next?  escoles@... | 07/08/04
If....  Monkey_MCSE | 07/07/04
The M$ way  DarthRidiculous | 07/07/04
Utopian Thinking  andy88488 | 07/08/04
A fully-compatible emulation of IE  Me_too | 07/07/04
Maybe not...  Allstar_z | 07/10/04
Re: Maybe not...  Me_too | 07/11/04
Fully Compatible  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
Internet Explorer  tazwalker@... | 07/07/04
IE Favorites  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/07/04
Exactly  Monkey_MCSE | 07/07/04
Microsoft recommends what?  Me_too | 07/07/04
"They should have seen this one coming."  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
Only a Crackhead would switch at this point.  chrislovesdana | 07/07/04
I think I may have found the true definition of Idiot...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/07/04
I sure won't switch  TWRX | 07/07/04
You finally got one right!  IT_User | 07/07/04
Thank you...  Partisan | 07/08/04
Enterprise Analyst  Expatriate US Geek | 07/07/04
IE is still the main browser  Enterprise Analyst. | 07/07/04
By all means, keep using it, please.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
Only if we were so lucky!  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/04
IE is the main browser ... ONLY because MS ILLEGALLY tied it to the OS.  Plain Logic | 07/07/04
Main browser for what?  IT_User | 07/07/04
You left out....  Partisan | 07/08/04
Not as good as your usual posts  Expatriate US Geek | 07/08/04
IE - A security hole pretending to be an app  wonderbored | 07/07/04
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT for GROSS NEGLIGENCE !!!  Plain Logic | 07/07/04
The Final Solution.  agottschald | 07/07/04
of course its never the hackers fault...  zijiang | 07/07/04
Who said it cleared them?  IT_User | 07/07/04
Wake up  agottschald | 07/07/04
Computer Emergency Response Team,  jgoodman_z | 07/08/04
What's new?  tslocum7 | 07/08/04
FireFox 0.9 ROCKS...IE SUCKS!!!  itanalyst | 07/08/04
May I have the envelope please?  Squawkbox | 07/09/04
Even Slate recommends FireFox/Mozilla. . .  boomslang_z | 07/09/04
Blame the web developers...  Allstar_z | 07/10/04

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