Due to the success of Firefox, Gates said they will change the original plan, and they will launch IE7 at all from the long-range. It seems to only support Windows XP SP2. Microsoft is now uncertain whether Win2000 will support Win2000. In IE Blog, IE BLOG will talk about security, but there is no kernel update or support issues for standards. It feels still in repair. Waiting to see it. In addition, there is no final version release date.
I feel that this news is quite excited. Because IE7 is expected to increase for standard support, the promotion web standard will be easier.