I've been using Windows Vista for about a month now and I've been able to test IE7 and Firefox 2.0 quite a bit. I've tried really really hard to use IE7 since it has the windows integration behind it, the updated features such as tabbed browsing, and the CSS standards changes which is great for my web development stuff.
However, somehow Firefox still ends up kicking it's butt at the end of the day. The integrated spell checking is awesome (of course not many people care about spelling so personal preference). The extensions available for it are essential to me (Web Developer and StumbleUpon). The bookmarks are better implemented in FFox as well.
Then there's the little things about IE7 that piss me off, such as the disappearance of the refresh/stop/home buttons. The crappy download windows the browser spawns. A minor (yet important) detail is that for example, say you have a link that looks like "www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/". In IE7 you can't double click on the microsoft part and just select that. It'll select the whole address for you. It sounds stupid, but this affects my browsing habits because it makes it harder to change minor URL things to move around. FFox you double click to select the word, triple click to select everything. And there's just something about Firefox that I find more pleasing and nice to use.
So IE7 does kick it up a notch finally, and it's a worthy browser to use for most people. However if you're a current Firefox power user, I really doubt you'll find IE7 worth the trouble. So I have to say, FFox 2.0 > IE7.
And yes this thread is old but I didn't want to make a new one to post my thoughts, search ftw.
Last edited by GotMex? (2006-10-16 18:47:18)