MSIE 8 safe to use or wait until final

MSIE 8 has been under development for awhile now. I haven't tried it yet
and wondered if it was safe to use (ie free from frequent crahses) or if I
should wait until the final version is out. Any severely negative
experiences with MSIE 8 so far?

Unless you are a beta tester, you should always wait for the finished
product before installing /any/ software. And even then, the wise person
waits a few more weeks or months until the inevitable initial bugs get
shaken out.

Would you drive an unfinished vehicle to work?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

jch wrote:
> MSIE 8 has been under development for awhile now. I haven't tried it yet
> and wondered if it was safe to use (ie free from frequent crahses) or if I
> should wait until the final version is out. Any severely negative
> experiences with MSIE 8 so far?
>
>

IE8 is still in beta!....

<QP>
NOTE: Use beta software at your own risk; it is intended for testing and
evaluation purposes only. Do not install beta software on your primary
computer or production environment.
</QP>
Source: Windows Update website, bottom of Change Settings page.

IE Beta Public Newsgroup Support: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta

Via the web-interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...xplorer. beta

Via your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...texplorer.beta
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
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jch wrote:
> MSIE 8 has been under development for awhile now. I haven't tried it yet
> and wondered if it was safe to use (ie free from frequent crahses) or if I
> should wait until the final version is out. Any severely negative
> experiences with MSIE 8 so far?