IE7 Beta 2 Compared To Firefox 1.5.0.2

Friday 28 April 2006 @ 12:37 pm

I bet some of you have noticed Microsoft just released the latest beta version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7 beta 2, a few days ago.

You might be wondering how good/reliable/secure/user-friendly is this latest version of the most widely used web browser as compared to its closest rival, Firefox. Well, Networking Pipeline has written a very thorough comparison of the Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 and Firefox 1.5.0.2.

The following are the break down of all chapters of the review :-

Facing Firefox – A brief introduction of the comparison between Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 1.5.0.2
Standards And Tabs – Comparison of basic features of web browsers between them.
Security Matters – Compare both of them in term of security measures.
Conclusions – Sums up the all comparisons and gives some insights of IE7 beta 2’s short comings.

Below are the summary of the results from the comparisons :-

Standards And Tabs
Which browser handles the basics better? :
IE7 wins by a fraction
Is support for Web standards still an issue? :
Too close to decide who wins
Security Matters
Can IE7 resist viruses, spyware, and online attacks? :
Firefox wins for now
Which browser will be more secure in Windows Vista? :
Too early to tell. Bah…
Conclusions
Can I use either browser to manage RSS feeds? :
Seems like IE7 is doing pretty well with RSS feeds
Where does IE7 fall short? :
Firefox wins due to the support of tons of Firefox extensions and password management tools.

Want to read the whole report? Head over to the comparison of the Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 and Firefox 1.5.0.2.

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2 Responses to 'IE7 Beta 2 Compared To Firefox 1.5.0.2'

cK - May 12th, 2006 at 5:30 am
i realize IE7 is abit slow ler….especially when scrolling down a page. mozilla is more stable, and deals better with adverts, because of the adblock extension…
cK - May 12th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
i realize IE7 is abit slow ler….especially when scrolling down a page. mozilla is more stable, and deals better with adverts, because of the adblock extension…