Internet Explorer 8 shipping this year, Windows 7 still on track

[Hairbautt]

"At Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting Thursday, Bill Veghte, who heads up the company's Windows and online services division, said that Windows 7 is progressing well and confirmed that Internet Explorer 8 will ship before the end of the year."

"Beta 2 of IE8 is slated for release next month, with a focus on new features for consumers and IT professionals. The first beta -- released in March -- was focused largely on developers, and Microsoft said the long delay between betas was due to the heavy feedback it received.

Until Thursday, however, Microsoft had remained cagey about when IE8 would become available for the general public. Veghte demoed the updated browser to FAM attendees, noting that a final build will ship "later this year." Microsoft hasn't said whether there will be a third beta before IE8 launches."

Source: Full Article @ BetaNews

[silent h3ro]

So Windows 7 is planned to release in 2010 still? Is Vista still supposed to get another Service Pack?

[Hairbautt]

I havn't heard anything on vista SP2 (yet).