Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1

mikemuch writes "IE8 has left beta as of noon Pacific time today. The development team now considers the browser platform- and feature-complete, but won't say how long until it goes gold. PCMag.com got an early look and has posted a full review of Internet Explorer 8 RC1. The release candidate differs only slightly from Beta 2, most notably in tweaks to its InPrivate Browsing feature, aka porn mode. That feature has been decoupled with InPrivate Filtering, which blocks third-party content providers from creating profile of your browsing habits. RC1 also improves on performance, especially in startup time, but still trails Firefox and Chrome in JavaScript speed. Protection against the relatively new threat of 'clickjacking,' where a site tries to get you to press buttons underneath a sham frame page, has also been added — the first browser to include such protections. Versions for 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, as well as for 32-bit XP are available, but Windows 7, which will ship with IE8, is stuck with an older beta for now."

Comments

Re:No plugins like Adblock and NoScript

[not already in use]

If you're going to post here on slashdot, you will need to follow a few easy-to-remember rules:

• Microsoft is inherently evil, their products are assumed to be inferior, whether or not you've actually used them.
• Firefox and Linux are inherently good. Any shortcomings are to be overlooked. Any references to either must be qualified with "(PBUI)" or "Praise Be Upon It."
• The only closed-source software in which praise can be given is Opera. You will receive bonus points for non-conformance, especially if you use the e-mail and bit torrent client.
• Google is evil because they haven't yet ported their browser for a community who will refuse to use it until they also release a plug-in that circumvents their primary revenue stream.

Thanks! And happy posting.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Did everyone else get the Google Chrome page-ad when loading this page?

One Additional And Vital Posting Rule

[Anonymous Coward]

* When you are composing your +5 Insightful masterpiece of a post that utterly eviscerates a company for an alleged GPL copyright violation you have to do so while listening to your multi-terrabyte pirated(aka copyright violation) music collection.

Re:Standards

[heffrey]

None of the browsers I have tried pass the Acid 3 test so I have given up using the internet. There's really no point if you can't get Acid 3 to go to 100/100.

Re:No shortcuts

[PitaBred]

If his gay lover is anything like IE, I'd certainly hope so. No one should be exposed to that kind of depravity.

Re:Something to credit Microsoft for

[gbarules2999]

Ubuntu 8.04 shipped with Firefox 3.0 beta.

Re:Something to credit Microsoft for

[rwyoder]

Yes, when Internet Explorer 8 is released, Microsoft will finally have implemented decent support for CSS 2, a specification published over a decade ago. I hope everybody here on Slashdot will join me in welcoming Microsoft to 1998. Truly, they deserve all the credit they are going to get for being so ahead of the curve. Keep innovating, Microsoft! Don't let those slow-coaches at the W3C hold you back!

And with the release they're gonna party like it's 1999!