Forcibly upgraded

My computer got upgraded at work.  While I am loving the new speed, wireless keyboard  and mouse, and new display options, I also got Internet Exploder 7.  I knew I'd encounter  it at some point, and I don't like it.

The way they've done tabs is odd.  Having tabs is definite progress, but they feel  clunky.  There is a spot to click to launch a new blank tab that won't go away.  You can't  put the menu bar above the back/forward/address section.  I can't put the other toolbars  where I want them.  I can't get rid of the "add to favourites" buttons, as far as  I've been able to tell.  Pop-up blocking and anti-phishing is nice, but it feels like a  cheap Firefox knock-off, and not one  very good one.  The help file is missing great chunks of information (what are "Quick  tabs" anyway?  Can't see a difference with them on or off).

To me, it just feels off, non-intuitive, and not nice to use.  I'll figure out how to  work around it but I'll stick to Firefox at home, whatever machine I'm using.  You might  love it, IE7 might be just the browser you've been waiting for, but not me.

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