Internet Explorer 8 due in 2009

[Ian]

CNet are suggesting that Microsoft are due to release an RC version of Internet Explorer early next year:

"Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday.

The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009. That means the final release won't hit Microsoft's initial goal of finishing the browser this year.

"Our next public release of IE (typically called a "release candidate") indicates the end of the beta period," general manager Dean Hachamovitch said in a blog posting. "We want the technical community of people and organizations interested in Web browsers to take this update as a strong signal that IE8 is effectively complete and done.""

Read more at CNet here.

You can download the Beta direct from Microsoft on the IE8 site. If you've tried it already, do let us know what it's like.

 

[Abarbarian]

http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE8Bugs/

All the below are taken from the above link. You'll be pleased to note that a bug found in IE 5 has finnally been fixed, Well done Microsoft for taking notice at long last. You will also notice that Microsoft have decided not to bother with several bugs even though they have been reported.
The "Ian "Hixie" Hickson" charts along with the "CSS 2.1 Conformance Test Suite" test charts are very interesting viewing.
So I will leave it up to you to decide if you belive all the Microsoft hype that they are the best thing since sliced bread, or if Microsoft are the Emperor depicted in the tale Of The Emperors New Clothes.