Internet Explorer 7 Beta: First Impressions

Yep, definitely a Microsoft product.

1. Tabbed Browsing: While it’s about damn time, you can’t turn it off or move where the tab bar is located. Half-assed implementation.
2. Address Bar: It can’t be moved either; it’s stuck at the very top. Ridiculous.
3. Because of #1 and #2 above, the menu bar, which should logically be the top-most part, can’t be; it’s relagated to be at the best third down from the top.
4. CSS: Still renders pages horribly. Doesn’t even come close to web standards.
5. Links Bar: Widths are all fubared. And again, you can’t fix it.
6. At least the integrated Search bar works.

All in all, MS gets an D- from me on this one. Being that this is a beta, and that there actually is Tabbed Browsing support, I won’t give it an F. But MS had better pull its head out before releasing the public beta..