"We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of
2009, and then follow that up with the final release. Our next public
release of IE (typically called a “release candidate”) indicates the
end of the beta period. We want the technical community of people and
organizations interested in web browsers to take this update as a
strong signal that IE8 is effectively complete and done. They should
expect the final product to behave as this update does. We want them to
test their sites and services with IE8, make any changes they feel are
necessary for the best possible customer experience using IE8, and
report any critical issues (e.g., issues impacting robustness,
security, backwards compatibility, or completeness with respect to
planned standards work). Our plan is to deliver the final product after
listening for feedback about critical issues."
Es sieht wohl so aus als ob die fertige Version des Internet Explorers doch noch etwas auf sich warten lässt. Mehr Infos hier:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/11/19/ie8-what-s-after-beta-2.aspx