Microsoft releasing Internet Explorer 8 gold today, CIOs ecstatic

Browsers have arguably become more important than the underlying OS in the modern, connected world. So take note when Microsoft announces an update to the Web-dominating software favored by your IT department. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon in New York, Microsoft says it'll release its much anticipated Internet Explorer 8 software to the world. Out of beta, Steve Ballmer claims that IE 8, "gets people to the information they need, fast, and provides protection that no other browser can match." Time will tell, eh hax0rs?

Read -- press release
Read -- download link (active at 12:00 EST)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 9:56PM]

I've tried the IE8 beta already, and to say the least I didn't like it. I got rid of it and reverted to IE7; I guess that I will keep it for some time before trying out IE8 again.

[jinushaun Posted Mar 20th 2009 12:20AM]

I think the current IE codebase (Trident?) is done. If MS wants to compete in the browser wars again, they should do a reset for IE9/10.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2009 4:51AM]

What, owning a 60+ % marketshare of the browser market isn't enough to "compete"?

[mritacca Posted Mar 22nd 2009 10:39AM]

GO MICROSOFT!!!

I WISH THEY MADE A MAC VERSION!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 21st 2009 2:01PM]

I like that Microsoft's video shows the private mode being used to look for an engagement ring.

[Decoy Posted Mar 23rd 2009 5:22PM]

Well, we know what the Chrome users are doing.

As one myself.

[thunderbrain Posted Mar 25th 2009 12:16PM]

I tried to install it on Vista Ultimate and it keeps giving me an error at the end of the install, although it works great on my XP machine, meh..... go figure.