After over a year and a half, IE7 has been released to the public as of Monday afternoon. Download it directly from: http://www.microsoft.com/ie. Word hit the streets after several mangers of the IE division posted on the IE blog:
Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of IE, wrote a blog post outlining their ups and downs while creating IE7. "The Phishing Filter and the architectural work in IE7 around networking and ActiveX opt-in will help keep users more secure. IE7 also delivers a much easier browsing experience with features like tabbed browsing (especially with QuickTabs), shrink-to-fit printing, an easily customizable search box, and a new design that leaves more screen real estate for the web site you’re viewing."
