NOT hot deal but IE 5.5 is out

[wjones]

IE 5.5 final version
http://www.microsoft.com/

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I didn't know it is old news.
I'm using Netscape all the time.

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You are right. This is not a Hot Deal. I would move this thread to General Hardware, but there is already a thread, there, on this topic.

You can continue this discussion in that thread at http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=197450.

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[Nightwatch]

Been out for a while.

 

[hkchan]

Beta's been out for a while, but this is the "final" version.

 

[Lex Luthor]

Been out for about 6 hours. Guess long time depends on your definition.

No real earth shattering changes.

Lex

 

[Terp]

I didn't notice any change in performance, nor did I notice any cosmetic changes....But I am using it still the same =)

...and I would rather use Explorer 1.0 as opposed to that new Netscape 6.0 or whatever...used to always use Netscape back in the 3-4.0 stages...Now, however, it seems like a big, slow, CPU hog that doesn't want to perform....Or is that the AOL scripts they integrated to spy on people's internet activity? =)

 

[fr]

I use an IE5/Navigator 3 combo.

 

[db]

opera is quick, but not as tolerant of sloppy sites as ie or netscape.

 

[jrichrds]

I'm with Terp on this one. I was a die-hard Netscape fan through version 3 and 4. Then IE 5.5 beta came along, and Netscape 6 sucked so hard, now all I use Netscape for is e-mail. Nothing beats that separate but integrated mail notification taskbar program they include with Communicator 4.x. And I don't have to deal with all the e-mail viruses that hit Outlook users. If Outlook Express had a separate mail notification program like "Netscape Mail Notification," I would've switched over nevertheless. Netscape 6 seems to have gotten rid of this mail notifier though.
Glad to see IE 5.5 finally out of beta.