Churning in My Stomach
I'm not anti-Microsoft. As a software developer, I've always been pretty happy that Microsoft came along and made Windows ubiquitous. It means that I only have to develop software for one platform to get the most bang for the buck.
I'm not really pro-Microsoft either. My web server runs Linux. I'm a huge fan of Google. I don't use MSN search (sorry Tracy). And up until yesterday I was a Firefox bigot.
Now my stomach is churning because I downloaded IE 7 (beta) and it's really good. I mean, it's really, really good. The first thing I noticed is how sharp it looks. It's streamlined, fast and it just looks good. And it renders pages better than any browser I've seen. I'm not sure if they're doing something proprietary with their font rendering, but it's better than in any browser. I didn't want to like IE 7. But I do.
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A steady hand, Blake, a steady hand.
Posted by: rob | August 17, 2006 01:01 PM
Well, I'm converted. I can't believe how much more crisp the text is on IE 7. Firefox was quick but tended to squish the text. I also love being able to save the home page with all my other favorite sites in tabs. Very cool.
Posted by: Holly Schwendiman | August 18, 2006 09:25 AM