Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 now slated for August

Citing heavy customer feedback, Microsoft officials as high up as Bill Gates himself revealed today that the next public beta of IE8 won’t be going home with TechEd attendees this year.

Windows, IE lose web share to Mac OS X, Linux, Safari, Firefox, iPhone

The trouble with having a huge market share is that the only way to move is down - and that’s exactly what’s happening to Windows and Internet Explorer, according to an new report. The question is how much further are they going to fall?

According to the latest Market Share report from Net Applications, Windows’ share has dropped from 93.28 to 91.13 percent over the last 12 months. What’s taking up the slack? Mostly Mac OS, with a little help from the iPhone. The Mac share has risen from 5.99 to 7.83 percent, and the iPhone’s from 0.04 to 0.16 percent - but more of that later.

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