Internet Explorer 7's new line of defense

Robert Vamosi just posted a full review of the stellar Firefox 2, which was officially released moments ago. We've added the full review (complete with video and a slide show) to the CNET home page, but Internet Explorer 7 did everything it could to crash the party.

Usually, the well-oiled CNET editorial machine posts big stories on our home page within seconds of them publishing. Our content-management system runs a bit better on IE, so that's the browser we normally use when updating the site.

But when I added the Firefox 2 review, IE 7 decided it wasn't having it. A pop-up window appeared, citing an exception unknown software exception, and the browser window vaporized.

Another attempt, another exception unknown software exception, and another disappearing IE window.

Lather, rinse, repeat. After a hard reboot, I was finally able to add the Editors' Choice-winning Firefox 2 review to the CNET.com home page.

Was IE's defensive stand a coincidence or an ingenious competitive tactic developed by IE's engineering team to stave off positive publicity for Firefox 2? Only the ghouls of Halloween, the Illuminati, and Karl Rove know for sure.

And another thing: the phrase exception unknown software exception needs to be registered with the Department of Redundancy Department. For reals.

[kimashell]

Internet Explorer 7's new line of defense

So glad to see it is NOT any of 5 of my computers that I just upgraded to the new IE7! I was really getting aggitated thinking that somehow, all of them (2 of them not even connected to the home network) had managed to get a worm or something I coulnd't find! I am just getting sick of having to do the whole cold turkey thing..., alt-Ctrl-del key and end, then having to reboot because I still cannot access any of my favorite sites or blogs.

[kimashell]

Internet Explorer 7's new line of defense

So glad to see it is NOT any of 5 of my computers that I just upgraded to the new IE7! I was really getting aggitated thinking that somehow, all of them (2 of them not even connected to the home network) had managed to get a worm or something I coulnd't find! I am just getting sick of having to do the whole cold turkey thing..., alt-Ctrl-del key and end, then having to reboot because I still cannot access any of my favorite sites or blogs.

[ZemperFi]

Watch out dude

If YOU SEE a red spot threw your pc LCD..take cover it might be a Micro$oft Sniper

[ZemperFi]

Watch out dude

If YOU SEE a red spot threw your pc LCD..take cover it might be a Micro$oft Sniper

[Real23]

Why are so many people hating on IE 7!!!

It's great that Firefox just released their new Browser. I use both Firefox and IE 7, and I think they are both great. My question is, why are so many people hating on IE7? It's way better than IE6 and just as good as Firefox 2. Microsoft is obviously trying hard, yet so many try to put the company down compared to Mozilla. In my personal opinion, people are so into Firefox because it's a new face in browser's. Sure it is a stable browser and fully custimizable. The latter is not really important, at least not to me. And in response to IE7's new line of defense, what a good business tactic. Anyone with enough brains would do the same. It's business Baby!!!

[poopster]

Because for many a geek its cool to hate MS

Its just the techno geek culture to hate on anything Microsoft even if its good. Its analogous to being a young kid and hating anything corporate.

Firefox is the rebellious cool hip kid.

Microsoft is the big evil Goliath.

There is nothing wrong with IE7. And you should also try some others like Opera. Use what works for you.

[Real23]

Why are so many people hating on IE 7!!!

It's great that Firefox just released their new Browser. I use both Firefox and IE 7, and I think they are both great. My question is, why are so many people hating on IE7? It's way better than IE6 and just as good as Firefox 2. Microsoft is obviously trying hard, yet so many try to put the company down compared to Mozilla. In my personal opinion, people are so into Firefox because it's a new face in browser's. Sure it is a stable browser and fully custimizable. The latter is not really important, at least not to me. And in response to IE7's new line of defense, what a good business tactic. Anyone with enough brains would do the same. It's business Baby!!!

[poopster]

Because for many a geek its cool to hate MS

Its just the techno geek culture to hate on anything Microsoft even if its good. Its analogous to being a young kid and hating anything corporate.

Firefox is the rebellious cool hip kid.

Microsoft is the big evil Goliath.

There is nothing wrong with IE7. And you should also try some others like Opera. Use what works for you.

[cristianodiaz]

The error is in the reviews, not the browser

After the biased crap that was passed off as a "review" of Firefox that you called "stellar", you should have heeded the warning from IE and gone back to the drawing board. Could you at least try to give the appearance of having some level of objectivity? Firefox 2 is a nice browser, but certainly not the next coming of Christ (and the review is filled with several innacuracies in an attempt to further bash IE 7 - for example, the comment about the number of search options, there are 6 initially visible in Firefox vs 24 in IE). Opera 9 has done everything Firefox does long before they have, and is a faster browser. IE 7 also is a fantastic browser, but you wouldn't know it by cnet's strange bias against it and all the Firefox cheering they do. Get some journalistic integrity already.

[cristianodiaz]

The error is in the reviews, not the browser

After the biased crap that was passed off as a "review" of Firefox that you called "stellar", you should have heeded the warning from IE and gone back to the drawing board. Could you at least try to give the appearance of having some level of objectivity? Firefox 2 is a nice browser, but certainly not the next coming of Christ (and the review is filled with several innacuracies in an attempt to further bash IE 7 - for example, the comment about the number of search options, there are 6 initially visible in Firefox vs 24 in IE). Opera 9 has done everything Firefox does long before they have, and is a faster browser. IE 7 also is a fantastic browser, but you wouldn't know it by cnet's strange bias against it and all the Firefox cheering they do. Get some journalistic integrity already.

[youguysjustsuck]

Your Editor Should be Fired & U2

I guess every idiot college grad gets their own spot on CNET or one of its watered down content branches to ramble about something they know nothing about.

Are you kidding me, blaming the IE 7 error on Firefox 2 content being submitted through the NEW browser?

The funny part is the restart fixed the issue, but if you?re such a Firefox groupie, shouldn?t you be submitting your crap (that someone actually pays you for??=wasted $$$) through a flavor of the Linux OS & Firefox?

Get a grip college boy, seriously don?t you think the ingenious engineers over there at Microsoft would know that a serious Firefox 2 content spammer would be using Firefox on a Linux OS and not IE 7 on your spammed out XP OS?

CNET putting their name on this has reached a new low.
You guys are truly starting to suck.

Be like wikipedia and start a quality initiative, but hey I guess that doesn?t help sell your ad model which pumps the web with total crap as far as legitimate industry information.

[acedtect]

Such a scintillating response

So you think college is abd thing? And you obviously don't get irony. But thanks for the feedback anyway non-college boy.

[grissomb]

Get grip yourself

It's obviously tongue in cheek. Get over yourself

[youguysjustsuck]

Your Editor Should be Fired & U2

I guess every idiot college grad gets their own spot on CNET or one of its watered down content branches to ramble about something they know nothing about.

Are you kidding me, blaming the IE 7 error on Firefox 2 content being submitted through the NEW browser?

The funny part is the restart fixed the issue, but if you?re such a Firefox groupie, shouldn?t you be submitting your crap (that someone actually pays you for??=wasted $$$) through a flavor of the Linux OS & Firefox?

Get a grip college boy, seriously don?t you think the ingenious engineers over there at Microsoft would know that a serious Firefox 2 content spammer would be using Firefox on a Linux OS and not IE 7 on your spammed out XP OS?

CNET putting their name on this has reached a new low.
You guys are truly starting to suck.

Be like wikipedia and start a quality initiative, but hey I guess that doesn?t help sell your ad model which pumps the web with total crap as far as legitimate industry information.

[acedtect]

Such a scintillating response

So you think college is abd thing? And you obviously don't get irony. But thanks for the feedback anyway non-college boy.

[grissomb]

Get grip yourself

It's obviously tongue in cheek. Get over yourself

[larrymadill]

The Pebble that Turns into a Tidal Wave

I've had multiple problems with IE7 and sites "OPTIMIZED" for Internet Explorer, particularly when it comes to use of forms, etc. Seems like there are a lot of bugs in the "final" release.

[larrymadill]

The Pebble that Turns into a Tidal Wave

I've had multiple problems with IE7 and sites "OPTIMIZED" for Internet Explorer, particularly when it comes to use of forms, etc. Seems like there are a lot of bugs in the "final" release.

[Tec Consumer]

IE 7 Seems a little Buggy

I've had a few freeze ups since installing IE 7. Haven't had any problems with it on my more powerful P4/nVidia desktop, but on my less powerful AMD/Ati notebook it seems to like to freeze up every now and then with pages where activeX or add ons run.

But what IE fan doesn't love error reporting?

[Tec Consumer]

IE 7 Seems a little Buggy

I've had a few freeze ups since installing IE 7. Haven't had any problems with it on my more powerful P4/nVidia desktop, but on my less powerful AMD/Ati notebook it seems to like to freeze up every now and then with pages where activeX or add ons run.

But what IE fan doesn't love error reporting?

[Finnchin]

Agree 100%

Absolute crap they try to pass off as reviews! Objective and un-biased? HA!!

[Finnchin]

Agree 100%

Absolute crap they try to pass off as reviews! Objective and un-biased? HA!!

[FroZone]

That's Funny...

Unbelievable. Very unprofessional and unobjective to suggest that Microsoft has built IE7 to prevent pro-Firefox content from being posted. Not good for CNET's credibility.

[FroZone]

That's Funny...

Unbelievable. Very unprofessional and unobjective to suggest that Microsoft has built IE7 to prevent pro-Firefox content from being posted. Not good for CNET's credibility.

[grissomb]

It's a BLOG, not a COLUMN.

This isn't a space for researched articles or reviews. It's a BLOG from CNet people.

Do blogs have to be objective and unbiased too now?

[grissomb]

It's a BLOG, not a COLUMN.

This isn't a space for researched articles or reviews. It's a BLOG from CNet people.

Do blogs have to be objective and unbiased too now?