I just figured out where the IE7 beta site is and noticed that they were using Flash for a simple intro animation to the site. The SWF doesn’t appear to really do much other than zip some text across the screen but it does make for a slightly more engaging experience than a static screen.
In any case, IE7 looks pretty slick. I’ve been an avid Firefox user since it was released but, after playing with IE7 at the Microsoft Mix 06 conference this week, I’m fairly impressed. I may end up switching (on my PC anyways) if it ends up being stable, secure, and fast like Firefox.
Then again, I’m so attached to my Firefox extensions that it would be tough to switch.
Get IE7 beta here.
send me mail with your favorite FF extensions and I’ll see what I can do…
The zipping text is clickable, clicking reveals a screenshot of the feature listed by the text
I’m particularly partial to the del.icio.us and web developer plugins. Screen calipers are also tremendously useful.
send my IE7 Beta 2
“I may end up switching (on my PC anyways) if it ends up being stable, secure, and fast like Firefox.”
Why? The firefox team is doing a great job since a long time ago… It’s a shame (and it hurts) to see tabbed browsing or RSS support and others as a “ultra-new” features in IE 7….
Please keep supporting firefox, and switch to IE only if MS really offers something better… (i seriously doubt they can)
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article IE 7 Beta Download (including a Flash intro), but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.