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IE8 release date set for March 20?

By Justin Mann

On March 12, 2009, 5:21 PM

The next (and potentially last) iteration of IE8 has been reviewed many times, demoed across several platforms and anticipated by many for a variety of reasons. Throughout development Microsoft has never given a solid release date for the browser, though there's been a lot of speculation that it would be out sometime this month. Now, however, Microsoft Taiwan representatives are offering a more specific date saying that the local version of Internet Explorer 8 will be released just over a week away, on March 20.

If true, it could also mean that the company has already ended development on the browser and is planning to unveil its final version, stateside, at MIX09 the day before. This is supported by the fact that, in the most recently leaked builds of Windows 7, the version information of IE 8 in the About screen does not reflect a release candidate status. It also means that IE7 has had a development lifespan of only two and a half years, compared to about five for its predecessor, and it can easily be said that the success of other browsers (most notably Firefox) fired up Microsoft's development team to try and keep up.

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  1. March 12, 2009 10:32 PM
    DarkCobra said:
    Yawn . . .
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  2. March 13, 2009 7:45 AM
    windmill007 said:
    Whats Internet Explorer...does it still exist?
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  3. March 13, 2009 9:59 AM
    supersmashbrada said:
    I hope IE 8 dies by rocking.
    Reply
  4. March 15, 2009 9:02 AM
    mirza said:
    its seems ever1 is runnign after mac's balls .. wakeup guys!
    Reply
  5. March 15, 2009 11:00 AM
    DarkCobra said:
    @mirzaWhat an ignorant statement to make! The topic here is NOT about "Operating Systems" (PC vs Mac) . . . it's about "BROWSERS!" (IE vs. FireFox vs. Chrome vs. Opera) all of which are still within our PC system. There's no "Mac" involved! Get a clue about what you're talking about before you slam others!
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