Microsoft has released a press statement earlier today indicating that the final release of Internet Explorer 8 would be offered for download on March, 19 at noon EDT. This poses an interesting question: Will Internet Explorer 8 final be included in the release candidate of Windows 7 or will the release candidate still ship with the release candidate 1 of Internet Explorer 8?
The release candidate of Windows 7 is expected to be released in April or May this year which makes it likely that the final version of Internet Explorer 8 is included in the Windows 7 Release Candidate release. The official Internet Explorer 8 website which has not been updated yet with information about the final release does not list Windows 7 as one of the supported operating systems yet. This could change as it is expected that Microsoft will update the page shortly before release time with information about the final version of Internet Explorer 8.
Interested users can visit Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 website for additional information later today.
