[Crossposted to IE Beta, IE General, & WU newsgroups; Followup-To set for IE
General]

Let the rumors begin!...

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...e-8e224ec6dd8c

Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit: Frequently Asked Questions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/u.../dd365124.aspx

IE8: What's after Beta 2?
["We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of
2009, and then follow that up with the final release."]
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...er-beta-2.aspx

NB: There were at least three (3) IE7 Release Candidates before IE7 Final
was released about two years ago so YMMV.
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~PA Bear