FF2 v. IE7: Not even close

Been playing with Internet Explorer 7 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/) for a few days. Installed Firefox 2.0 (http://www.mozilla.com/) last night. I don't know why I wasted my time on IE. Out for a week and it's already obsolete. Don't get me wrong. IE7 is probably a good choice for Joe Low-Tech armed with a mouse and keyboard. But using a stylus and active digitizer, I found it nearly unusable. For crying out loud, at the very least, let me move some buttons around. Some of us want all the controls on one side. And am I missing something or is that webfeed reader about as useful as visiting the feed's website? I understand that plug-ins add headline browsing and other features, but by itself it's not very useful and I doubt feed newbies will find it very compelling. One feature that did impress me was the tab preview screen that displays thumbnails of all the tabs I have open. In fact, I found it so compelling that I installed the extension (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1937/) to add it to Firefox. Bottom Line: IE7 is a good browser, a great step above IE6. But I can get all the same functionality in Firefox 2.0 (or even 1.5 for that matter). In a straight-out comparison, they're even. But once I factor in the customization element, IE7 doesn't even come close.

CateGoogles: general_tech Mood = unimpressed