Internet Explorer 8 RC1 out now!

  • Posted on: January 27th, 2009
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Microsoft today announced the first (and probably only) release candidate of Internet Explorer 8.

Below are some of the changes made:

  • Platform Complete. The technical community should expect the final IE8 release to behave as the Release Candidate does. The IE8 product is effectively complete and done. We?ll post separately about the thousands of additional test cases we?re contributing to the W3C. We’ve listened very carefully to feedback from the betas. With the Release Candidate, we?re listening carefully for critical issues.
  • Reliability, Performance, and Compatibility improvements. We?ve studied the telemetry feedback about the browser’s underlying quality and addressed many issues.
  • Security. We?ve worked closely with people in the security community to enable consumer-ready clickjacking protection. Sites can now protect themselves and their users from clickjacking attacks ?out of the box,? without impacting compatibility or requiring browser add-ons.? We also made some changes to InPrivate based on feedback from customers and partners.

You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8

Before you upgrade/install, please read this Guide.

Related articles around the web:

LiveSide – Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate Now Available

TechCrunch – Microsoft?s IE8 Release Candidate Is Live; Nearly Identical To Final Release

WebWare – Worth the wait for IE 8 Release Candidate 1?

ReadWriteWeb – Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1: Promises Faster and Safer Browsing

Supersite Blog – Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate Now Available

The IE Blog – Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate Now Available