IE 7 Beta of ... Yahoo?

Yahoo has just officially launched a version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta that has been customized in its own way . Yahoo.

Accordingly, IE 7 Beta 2 has been customized to set up Yahoo.com to become the browser's default homepage and always open in the first "tab" whenever the browser starts. Meanwhile, Yahoo Mail is also automatically downloaded in the second tab. Yahoo's Web search engine has also become the default search engine in IE 7 Beta 2.

Yahoo has full rights and ability to change IE 7 Beta 2 because it used Microsoft's Internet Explorer Administration Kit to customize the browser in its own way.

" However, users can completely change these settings in accordance with Microsoft's standard browser version ," the information on the IEBlog page confirms.

At the end of last month, antitrust managers who conducted Microsoft's Windows Vista investigation seemed to be pleased with the firm's plans for a new version of Windows operating system, including plans to deliver MSN Search becomes the default search engine in IE 7.

In a report sent to antitrust watchdogs, the US Justice Department affirmed that Microsoft has complied with rules that respect users, allowing them to easily choose to change their default search engines.

However, that is the reason why a search engine war between Yahoo-Microsoft and Google-Firefox has arisen.

Last month, Google announced that Microsoft introduced the default MSN Search search engine in IE 7 as a non-competitive action. Meanwhile, Google is establishing strong relationships with Firefox, becoming the default search engine in this browser.

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