Microsoft: No Public Beta 1 of IE7


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Microsoft: No Public Beta 1 of IE7

By Nate Mook, BetaNews

July 27, 2005, 5:14 PM

Contrary to some expectations, Microsoft says Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 will not be publicly available for download. Only invited beta testers and Microsoft TechNet subscribers will be provided access to the bits. The company did not say whether a public beta would follow, and has no timeline for a final IE7 release.

"Windows Vista Beta 1 and Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 are available for support through the MSDN download center. Unsupported access for Windows Vista Beta 1 and Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 are available to TechNet Subscribers," a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews. "There will be no public access to Windows Vista Beta 1 or Internet Explorer Beta 1."

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Although it's rather annoying that IE7 is a private BETA...but there is a reason for it, it's not ready for the public yet, from what I've heard about it, it's still full of bugs and what not. It's only meant for a limited external beta test to see how it performs in the real world (as opposed to the controlled lab conditions it's previously been in)..once they see how it goes, make some more bug fixes, add more features etc...I'm sure BETA 2 (just like with Vista) will be an open pubic BETA...well that is what I think anyway :)

Eh, Of course I just downloaded it via torrent (dont ask for a link) but it sucks.. I cant put file edit etc up at the top.. Stupid navigation bar is there then tabs then file.. Not a very well designed ie7.

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it's a BETA.

Given the thread in the Windows Beta sub-forums regarding IE 7 Beta 1, I would say it's a good thing it's not a public beta version:

It is labeled 'Beta 1' for a good reason: it does not seems very polished and finished and Windows Update is unaccessible with IE 7.

Will wait for Beta 2

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