Great points Dave. I'm more concerned about people that have automatic updates set to just install versus prompting. Thats why I sent out this alert. Considering how MS threw in WGA as a critical update for many Windows users without really letting them know what they were getting, I wouldn't put a foced upgrade to IE7 past them.
Rey... Dave Methvin wrote: > Just to set expectations on timetables, MS said they would eventually push > IE7 out as a high-priority patch "a few weeks after general release". So > although tech-savvy users may be able to download the final IE7 within a > week or two--and many already have IE7 RC2--Aunt Abby probably won't have it > for at least several weeks longer. According to Microsoft, you'll see a > different alert window for the update when it arrives. They have a picture > of it here: > http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/26/678149.aspx > > Release must be getting close, though, I just got an email that they are > doing "one final chat" on IE7 this week: > http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/09/Last-Expert-Zone-Chat-Before-We- > Ship-IE.aspx > > If MS released on their typical Patch Tuesday schedule, the most likely > dates for the push would be November 14 or December 12. Big companies often > have embargoes on non-essential updates during November and December (too > many holidays and vacations) so they may defer IE7 installation into 2007. > As far as Microsoft is concerned, ordinary consumers can get updates any > time Microsoft is good and ready to send them, so this patch may come out on > an "unusual" day. > > If we are really unlucky, MS will push IE7 out on an odd day like November > 21 and ruin Thanksgiving day for geeks all over the USA. Instead of relaxing > with a beer and watching football, or eating turkey around the table with > the family, I'll sit with a plate dripping gravy in my lap trying to fix my > mom's computer as she says, "It just started doing that on Tuesday, now my > favorite web sites don't look right!" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
