@Andrew Nacin -

Andrew mate, I totally get that.

I'm sure as heck not expecting a finished product in beta, but really, no-one loaded the website in IE7 to even look.

Isn't there some form of tick box for the core team that says "yes, we loaded [the release] in all of these browsers"? What did the test plan (9 from outer space) say? Who was the release manager?

(These are rhetorical, i don't think the core team has to answer to me in any way, shape-or-form. I'm a poor developer, but a not bad process-geek, )

Y'know, Bugs are fine bro, truly we all expect bugs in beta (especially in IE7!), but to not even load it in a browser with a bigger market share than Safari and IE9 is kinda poor form, cos you just know someone loaded it in their iPhone ;)

Maybe it's just me, and heck if it is, that's awesome... but I don't think something is ready for Beta if it actually doesn't work at all. And this Beta couldn't even be navigated in a supported browser. 3 simple CSS fixes later, we're back in the game. Woot!!! More WordPress awesomeness... but with just a smidgen less faith in the beta releases, test plan, or release management.

Happy to discuss it over a whisky in April mate :)