Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 is Out
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You can read the announcement here, or go straight to the download page this way.
Please note that installing the beta will overwrite your already installed IE (7, most likely), so you might want to think twice before doing it. There’s no standalone version / installation method available yet, but give it time. In the meanwhile, there are Virtual PC images with different version if IE available for free, so there’s an alternative.
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From what I’ve been reading (sorry can’t find the links), the same folks who were inspired by Microsoft’s reversal of targeting policy are entirely uninspired by their experience with IE8B1 so far. Microsoft never misses an opportunity to disappoint.
I haven’t tried this release so far, but I wouldn’t be that surprised if people are disappointed with it. But I’m glad to see they actually started to be more open in their development process, even doing the unthinkable with targeting, and so forth.
So, yeah, let’s just wait for further development.