web, opera, and security flaw

Microsoft have released Internet Explorer 7 and the reviews are mix, to say the least.

ZDNet is reporting that:

IE 7 is limited to Windows XP SP2 users only; installation requires reboot; reuses old IE 6 code and doesn't yet comply with current Web standards; doesn't match all the features found in Firefox or Opera; carries a Microsoft legacy of not patching its IE flaws quickly enough.

Trusted Reviews is saying:

Ultimately with Firefox 2.0 going into an unexpected third Release Candidate last week the availability of IE7 could be seen as a big fillip to Microsoft but this long overdue browser is already so far behind the offerings from Mozilla and Opera that it will take several years to make up the distance. Incidentally, if you don’t download IE7 now it will be installed as an automatic update sometime over the next month. Resistance is futile my children, but use is optional.

CNet says: