IE9 rendering engine available for testing
ietestdrive.com
ietestdrive.com
An example of what I mean is the fact that on this Microsoft site you actually see images* of other browsers (gasp -- FF, Opera, Chrome all exist) in places where it's not necessary at all. This is something that caught me a bit by surprise.
(I guess I will now get all kinds of anecdotal evidence that they have been doing things like this all along or are downright evil. Point still stands: I am starting to get a bit more respect for the company, and not only the new IE team)
* http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Performance/01FlyingImages...
Edit: When reading the other threads on the IE9 topic I realize I might be pretty alone in feeling this way :)
Yes, I know about http://browsershots.org, but that doesn't help with check interactive javascript.
We use an old IBM laptop - with IE, FF, Chrome installed - for our Windows testing.
Failing that, a VM is probably the best alternative.
Not because I want to use it, but because of more rendering engine on the platform can only be healthy competition, and consumers will win in the end.
Sign me up.