Microsoft plugs IE add-ons with new site
TechWeb | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Tuesday launched a site to promote Internet Explorer add-ons in an attempt to compete with Mozilla's long-running site that specializes in extensions for the open-source Firefox browser.
The Add-Ons for Internet Explorer page hosts both free and for-a-fee add-ons to IE 6 and IE 7 Beta 2, and is organized in security, time saving, browsing, and entertainment categories. A search tool can be used to sift through the add-ons.
"We want to make it easier for users to find valuable add-ons, and to promote our partners who develop add-ons," said Tina Duff, an IE program managers, on the team's blog.