

Those links are direct download links to Internet Explorer 8. Here are some download links for Internet Explorer 8 English: Microsoft is offering a selection based download of Internet Explorer 8 on the official site that lets users pick their language and operating system from a list. It is however very like that Internet Explorer 8 will be included in upcoming Windows 7 builds (update: indeed, Microsoft did include Internet Explorer 8 natively so that Windows 7 users do not need to download the browser as it is already installed on their system).

Windows 7 users who want to download Internet Explorer 8 are greeted with a message telling them that they will not be able to download Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Beta at this time. Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 for various Windows operating systems including Windows XP and Windows Vista but Windows 7. Even more interesting is the fact that Microsoft is not only distributing it as a web download but also through official update channels like Windows Update.

They did that which surprised many tech savvy users as it was generally given that the release would be in the second half of this year and not the first. Yesterday we mentioned that Microsoft would release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 later that day on the official website.
