Rybka is better than loop but
I think that when you compare the rest of the opponents there is some superioriry for opponents of 2007
1)Gridchess is better than toga thanks to hardware and toga has similiar level to spike.
You underestimate spike,Spike can get a draw against Gridchess normally.
You can't compare last year spike and this year GridChess. (or any last year engine to this year's,Also Derek pointed out that engine changes so much quickly that the rating difference can be hardly determined.)
This year Rybka version is certainly better than last year's.
We don't know about the Junior updates.
2)Deep Sjeng is a commercial program that is better than crafty
Crafty did better than Deep sjeng in WCCC 2004 but Deep sjeng did better in WCCC 2005.They can be equalised but at best I give you a point for Deep sjeng.
)I do not know if the baron is stronger or weaker than ikarus
Ikarus is significantly stronger than Baron,IMO.
4)The king is slightly better than delfi.
from the ccrl list
16 CM10th Xperience 2762 +15 −15 42.0% +54.4 38.1% 1513
19 Delfi 5.1 2751 +35 −35 52.9% −22.7 38.9% 257
Don't agree with you on this one,Delfi is better than the King(default),The King scored 2.5 points,Delfi and Isichess had same number of points in WCCC 2006,and Delfi actually defeated Isichess last year,
Isichess also played in 2007 and has 1 point more than the King.
Instead of pointing out the rating list of Delfi and [Personality]King,you could have used the same logic you displayed in this thread about comparison of opponents of Rybka and [last year's]Junior and that would have ended with this conclusion that Delfi is better.