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IE7 and Firefox compared

Internet Explorer 7Not too long ago Microsoft allegedly wasn't planning to release a new version of Internet Explorer until the release of Vista. Their recent change of heart is attributed by many to the surge in popularity of other browsers—mainly Firefox—and indeed, many of IE7's touted features look like little more than catch-up to the many who have long since left Internet Explorer behind and never looked back. But will Internet Explorer 7 do anything—security jokes aside—that Firefox doesn't? According to Connected Internet, not much. Not much at all. Though it's hardly a comprehensive analysis of IE7's offerings, it leads one to wonder, will IE7 offer enough to draw back any of the Firefox emigrants or staunch Microsoft's seemingly snowballing loss of market share?
 
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