Microsoft is gearing its latest IE 8 release for Web developers. However, a second beta version, scheduled to arrive mid-year, is aimed at a wider audience, Microsoft's top browser executive has revealed.
Microsoft on Monday said it has released a slightly updated test version of Windows Vista, but it is not being made broadly available to the consumers who are trying out the new operating system.
In its first update to a new community-based preview program, Microsoft is showing off a number of new features for Windows Vista, including efforts to improve the Web browser and make the operating system more resilient.
The global launch of Windows Vista kicked off in Sydney on Thursday with Microsoft executives promising the massive beta testing program has ensured its new products will contain fewer bugs than before.
Microsoft has passed a major milestone with the release of its first full test version of Windows Vista, the next generation of its flagship operating system.
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Given all the expectations, we wanted more within IE 7 for XP, but Microsoft has given us less.
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