IE8 Beta Released To Public

Tim writes "English, German, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese versions of Internet Explorer 8 have been released for public beta. New features include accelerators, which provide instant context menu access for a number of common tasks; automatic crash recovery, which prevents a single page's failures from taking down your entire browser; and browser privacy, a feature that didn't make Firefox 3. I'm primarily a Firefox user, and I've been using IE8 at work (MS) for the past few weeks. It's a definite improvement over previous versions, and brings a lot to the table that Firefox requires extensions for. Give it a spin, submit feedback, and help keep all browser makers on their toes by facing each other's competition."

Comments

Re:Oh, I'd like a version

[tomandlu]

You want MS to provide a linux version so that you can either state your intent to never install it, or so that you can sh*t on it? I'm sure they'll get right on that...

Re:I tested it

[MyLongNickName]

Why? Did you find a gaping security hole?

Re:Standards-complient or not?

[Metasquares]

I was going to ask what the root of the word "nice" had to do with the study of insects, but I guess that proves your point. :)

Re:Shows what competion can do.

[MobyDisk]

In that case, they would have released it in Klingon. Everyone who I know who speaks even a small amount of Klingon, uses Firefox.

Re:Just guessing, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

A large portion of Spanish speakers (e.g. Latin America) live in extreme poverty, so I doubt they'll all be downloading IE8 Beta anytime soon.

But, it's free!

Re:Shows what competion can do.

[rocketPack]

I think my dad is at home right now, why? Or did you mean, "Wer is ihr Vater?"

Re:Shows what competion can do.

[eugene ts wong]

A spelling Nazi that actually speaks German? Wow...