This month's announcement by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates that Internet Explorer 7.0 will be made available only to users of Windows XP SP2 and the upcoming Longhorn release of Windows isn't sitting well with some IT managers.
Although corporate users contacted last week said they're happy about the security-focused improvements that Microsoft plans to make to its Web browser, several added that they think IE7 should also be supported on Windows 2000.
"Windows 2000 was built for the Internet and bought with good-faith expectations on security," said Charlie Ward, manager of IT architecture at Duke Power Co. in Charlotte, N.C. "If IE7 works only on Windows XP SP2 and above, Microsoft is forcing customers with no other compelling reason to upgrade to spend additional money to protect themselves from flaws in Microsoft's products."
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