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  • Microsoft allows pirate XP users to download IE7

    Microsoft is to allow pirated copies of Windows XP to download and install Internet Explorer 7 without gaining Windows Genuine Advantage authentication, which is a move to boost security but not encourage piracy, according to the software giant.

  • Microsoft hints at general plan for IE8

    Microsoft will continue to prioritise security and ease-of-use in the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 and will seek to improve Web development with current standards compatibility, according to the software giant.

  • McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's 'part-time' security effort

    Antivirus firm McAfee's president believes the company will be able to compete with Microsoft after the software giant launches its OneCare Live security products -- because security is not something you can do "part-time".

  • Opera claims victory over less secure browsers

    Norwegian-based Opera software said more than one million people have downloaded version 8.51 of its browser in the past week because they are concerned about security issues in alternatives, such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

  • Microsoft: We gain nothing from Firefox flaws

    Microsoft claims it has not gained anything from the recent spate of security flaws that have been discovered in Firefox, even though the open source browser is an arch rival to the software giant's Internet Explorer.

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  • Firefox fortune hunters

    The Mozilla Foundation's browser may be free, but that doesn't keep insiders from cashing in.

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