IEblog have said that in Windows Vista, Windows Internet Explorer will be called Windows Internet Explorer 7+, to make the distinction between the Windows XP and Windows Vista versions of IE7.

The features in IE7+ that won’t feature in the standalone XP version include:

• Internet Explorer Protected Mode
• Parental Controls
• Advanced Network Diagnostics

… not forgetting all of the other Vista-IE integrations there will be in the final version.

On the IEblog, people have left comments saying what they think of the new name change. A lot of people just expressed their dislike for the name, but someone made a good point that people will get confused. Saying ‘Requires IE7+’ might leave people confused as to whether that means ‘requires IE7 or greater’ or ‘requires IE7 included in Vista’.
Smart naming choice? Only time will tell.