# Microsoft's newly launched IE8 beta download

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**Created:** [March 6, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microsofts-newly-launched-ie8-beta-download/131209 "2008-03-06T22:47:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microsofts-newly-launched-ie8-beta-download/131209/1 "2008-03-06T22:47:39Z")

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Internet Explorer 8 beta release is for developers, and Microsoft’s  
Dean Hachamovitch promised at MIX08 that IE8 will make it easier to  
build Web sites for multiple browsers and stop wasting developers’  
time. Microsoft’s IE8 features Activities for looking up information  
and Webslices to watch portions of Web sites for updates.

more about MS

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microsofts-newly-launched-ie8-beta-download/131209/2 "2008-03-06T23:29:33Z")

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On 3/6/08, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Internet Explorer 8 beta release is for developers, and Microsoft’s  
> Dean Hachamovitch promised at MIX08 that IE8 will make it easier to  
> build Web sites for multiple browsers and stop wasting developers’  
> time. Microsoft’s IE8 features Activities for looking up information  
> and Webslices to watch portions of Web sites for updates.
> 
> more about MS
> 
> [NewsFactor – NewsFactor | CIO Today | Top Tech News | Sci-Tech Today](http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0120013PBF8O)

That’s odd, there doesn’t appear to be a Linux or Mac OS version for  
download:

[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm)

So I guess it’s not for _all_ developers…

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microsofts-newly-launched-ie8-beta-download/131209/3 "2008-03-06T23:33:40Z")

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Hi, Microsoft has discontinued IE for Mac OS. Furthermore, it seems  
clear  
that Microsoft only intends to support Windows OS for IE and I wouldn’t  
hold  
my breathe for other operating systems.  
Good luck,

-Conrad