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    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

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    Microsoft is for the first time encouraging people to give public feedback on Internet Explorer, with the creation of a bug database for the next version of its browser, IE 7 beta.

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    Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention.

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    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

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    As Microsoft focuses on merging its Web browser and operating system software, open-source competitors are mulling a proposal to join forces and beat the software giant to the punch.

  • Give Windows NT to open source movement

    Microsoft has killed off Windows NT, but it should now release its source code to the open-source community in order to fight off the challenge from Linux.

  • Browser wars: Episode II

    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

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    The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

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  • Mozilla steps up the IE challenge

    Mozilla isn't quite at full release 1.0 status yet. But it's achingly close. What's more, if it continues to improve, Internet Explorer may have quite a battle on its hands.

  • Does Mozilla do it better?

    A list making the rounds on the Internet's newsgroups and discussion boards says you can do more things with the Mozilla browser than you can with Microsoft's Internet Explorer--101 things, to be precise.

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    This free app has more features than the most recent version of Internet Explorer.

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    Of the less well known open source browsers, Maxthon has been gaining attention as the second most popular Web browser in its home state of China. Based on IE's Trident engine, we found it to be highly customisable; however its lack of support makes it difficult to recommend for business.

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