How many versions does it take for the largest software company in the world to produce 1 good browser?

At least 8, but most likely many more.

IE8 version in Win7 Beta, is Beta-2... albeit slightly different to the IE8-B2 public release.

IE8-RC1 is a very different animal to IE8-B2, but it's still a long way from being a Release Candidate, and should really be a Beta-3, IMO... but that won't fly because it would see Win7 being held up.

Unfortunately, you can't install IE8-RC1 onto Win7-Beta, unless MS release a specific version for it... which they probably won't bother to do.

The net is getting to bloated, mostly flashly adverts. I am using a nice free browser on my Mac called Camino. It has a neat function that allows me to disable flash on demand. Great for browsing and not seeing all those flash adverts but still very functional. I am sure if this catches on the web builders and advert companies will do a work around to screw up the experience.

Wonder how much this dam thing takes right now IE7 for 2 tabs is taken 74mb 1 time it was taken 146mb just for a download window.

I am moving over to something else that less memory hoggin and slow sometimes.

well im afraid to say it seems ok, a vast improvement to M$hites usual internet exploder, as regards it being pants in windoze 7, i think its probably down to 7 being beta too, this is RC1, just a point for those that *cough dont like genuine disadvantage, to install exploder, it checks your system, if you dont have xp SP3 (or any required files are missing) it wants to download um but it requires disadvantage to check windoze is legit first (usual routine) if ya dont want it to *cough check, theres a standalone ISO. SP3 from M$hites site that does the trick, before instalation just disconnect from the mighty wibble first :O)

microsoft exploder? KABOOM.

I'd imagine it's compLete pants! either that or it's incredibly non-competitive...