Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Nov 2008 00:24 UTC
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."
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Member since:2005-07-06
It's no secret that the next version Internet Explorer get released along side the next version of Windows.
Don't expect this to come out until around Windows 7 comes.
IE4: Windows 98
IE5: Windows 98 SE
IE5.5: Windows ME
IE6: Windows XP
IE7: Windows Visita
IE8: Windows 7
After all, you could say Internet Explorer and Windows are the same thing.
Anyway, who cares, we all use Firefox, Opera, and Safari now.
Don't expect this to come out until around Windows 7 comes.
IE4: Windows 98
IE5: Windows 98 SE
IE5.5: Windows ME
IE6: Windows XP
IE7: Windows Visita
IE8: Windows 7
After all, you could say Internet Explorer and Windows are the same thing.
Anyway, who cares, we all use Firefox, Opera, and Safari now.
IE 7 was released several months before Vista was released.
Also, IE 6 was released several months before XP.
Also, IE 5 was released several months before Win98SE.
So there goes your entire line of reasoning.
Member since:2005-09-15
"It's no secret that the next version Internet Explorer get released along side the next version of Windows.
Don't expect this to come out until around Windows 7 comes.
After all, you could say Internet Explorer and Windows are the same thing.
Anyway, who cares, we all use Firefox, Opera, and Safari now.
Don't expect this to come out until around Windows 7 comes.
After all, you could say Internet Explorer and Windows are the same thing.
Anyway, who cares, we all use Firefox, Opera, and Safari now.
IE 7 was released several months before Vista was released.
Also, IE 6 was released several months before XP.
Also, IE 5 was released several months before Win98SE.
So there goes your entire line of reasoning. "
So IE8 will be released "several months" before the next Windows version according to the data you provided.
When will that be?
Member since:
2007-08-05
It's no secret that the next version Internet Explorer get released along side the next version of Windows.
Don't expect this to come out until around Windows 7 comes.
IE4: Windows 98
IE5: Windows 98 SE
IE5.5: Windows ME
IE6: Windows XP
IE7: Windows Visita
IE8: Windows 7
After all, you could say Internet Explorer and Windows are the same thing.
Anyway, who cares, we all use Firefox, Opera, and Safari now.