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Microsoft launches private beta of Internet Explorer 8

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Microsoft has sent out a letter to a select group of beta testers offering a chance to participate in a technical preview of Internet Explorer 8 beta 1.

There's not a whole heck of a lot of information about what IE8 will look like, what features it has, or anything else. A few months back we did get word that IE8 passes the Acid2 test, so that's something.

The letter also says that Microsoft is "nearing the launch" of IE8 and will be making it available to the general public. But it doesn't seem likely that you'll be able to install Microsoft's next generation browser before March without an invitation code. The company plans to show it off at MIX '08 in a few weeks, which would imply that they'll be showing off something the general public hasn't seen yet. Probably.

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