I heard Microsoft is going to skip IE 8 altogether and go straight to IE 9.
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> [Crossposted to IE Beta, IE General, & WU newsgroups; Followup-To set
> for IE General]
>
> Let the rumors begin!...
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> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...e-8e224ec6dd8c
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> 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.