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Internet Explorer 8 Delayed Until 2009

Posted by Soulskill on from the ready-when-it's-ready dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft has confirmed that Internet Explorer 8 will not be officially released until 2009. According to a blog posting on the Internet Explorer 8 development site, a release candidate of the browser will be released in the first quarter of next year, to be followed by a final release at an unspecified date. This news comes on the same day that Google is considering bundling its Chrome browser with new PCs. Will the IE delay and Google's tactics help to steer users in Chrome's direction?"

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  1. Re:how by kandela · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, how long will it take before Google gets it right?

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  2. Re:how by cp.tar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, how long will it take before Google gets it right?

    Dunno. How long before Gmail gets out of beta?

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  3. IE8 in 09? by OffTheLip · · Score: 4, Funny

    This seems to be keeping with previous Microsoft release schedules. It's an off by one problem, sort of like buffer overflows.

  4. Re:how by msuarezalvarez · · Score: 1, Funny

    Judging by your material, you shoud should probably shoot for +3 funny at the most... +5 funny is waaay out of your reach just yet.