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The good: Familiar user interface; enhanced privacy features, such as ability to block third-party cookies. The bad: No startling improvements or new features. The bottom line: If you already run IE, this minor upgrade will keep you up-to-date, but there's no need to upgrade immediately. If you're a Netscape 6.1 fan, don't bother to switch. |
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At the height of the browser war between Microsoft and Netscape, the competing companies released new browser versions one after another. Recently, the war has been downgraded to a minor skirmish. It's been almost a year since Netscape released version 6 of its browser, and Microsoft is only now shipping Internet Explorer 6. Unlike Netscape 6, however (and its update, the much improved 6.1), IE 6 is not a complete overhaul. This incremental upgrade offers just enough new gizmos--including improved privacy features--to keep an IE user from switching to Netscape 6.x, but its interface remains relatively unchanged. Just about the only reason we can figure that it even deserves the full 6 version number is its release in conjunction with Windows XP. For those of you not upgrading to Windows XP, whether you run IE 5.x or Netscape 6.x, there's no need to rush for this download.
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| Platform: | Windows 98/98 SE/Me/NT 4.0 SP6/2000 |
| Processor: | 486DX/66 |
| RAM: | 16MB (Windows 98/98 SE); 32MB (Windows Me/NT/2000); 64MB (Windows XP) |
| Disk space: | 45MB (minimal installation, browser only); 70MB (typical installation); 111MB (full installation) |
| CD-ROM required: | No |
| Downloadable full version: | Yes |
Rex Baldazo is a software engineer for CNET Download.com and a frequent contributor to CNET Software. Got a question for him? We'll pass it on. |
