I prefer Firefox, and I've not experienced any of the problems mentioned. It starts up fine, and it stops almost all spyware, and I just find it a pleasure to use.
I'm using 1.0 and like it but it does lock me up now and then. And possibly causes me to run low on "resources" after prolonged use. I'm sure that Windows ME has nothing to do with the problems. ;-)
"I prefer Firefox, and I've not experienced any of the problems mentioned. It starts up fine, and it stops almost all spyware, and I just find it a pleasure to use."
Ditto to all that! Plus, IE7 will still be Microsoft and most hackers will still direct their attention to bringing down the evil Bill Gates. There is nothing in this article which suggesst that it will be more secure than current versions.
When I use FF I have had a problem navigating to a few of the sites I have bookmarked. The page only loads partially or else the links on the page are not operable.