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...Microsoft's IE developers knew that they were up against Firefox's very successful earlier versions, so they plucked a few key elements for the IE7 design. For starters, the navigation bar of the browser takes up very little room, allowing more space for the websites themselves. The familiar buttons-refresh, home, favorites and one-touch print-are all nestled in, but when you start it up, IE7 doesn't display the "menu bar," containing all of the deeper options people tend not to use on a daily basis...
...boasts tabs for browsing, which has been integral to Firefox for a while. Tabbed browsing allows you to open multiple websites in a single window, reducing screen clutter. It's well intended, but I don't really think it's all that. My main complaint pertains to both both IE7 and Firefox: when multiple sites are open in a single window, that window bears the label of the website on top. The other open sites are, in essence, hiding behind it. You will see all the tabs if you click on the window, but if you have many other open...
...search box in its navigation bar, and like even the earlier editions of Firefox, you can choose from a large number of search engines or retailers. Both browsers have done this to reduce the reliance on Google and Yahoo! toolbars, which may be nice but definitely take up space. Firefox 2 actually borrowed a cool effect from Google's toolbar. As you begin typing your search terms, Firefox anticipates your intention. For example, if you type "c-o-f-f", Firefox adds the "e-e" and even suggests "break" and "tables" and other terms to pinpoint your investigation...
...from your specified list of favorite news sources (like, for instance, Time.com's Gadget of the Week). When you visit a news site, Both new browsers let you quickly add feeds-constantly changing lists of news headlines-to their own favorites (or bookmarks) menus with a click or two. Firefox gives you an additional option, allowing you to add feeds to your own custom RSS website on Bloglines, Google Reader or My Yahoo...
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