I can't say that I've had any of the problems other Apo users have experienced with the 2.08 release (my 1.2GHz PIII still takes roughly 12-24hrs to render @1024x768), however I am aware from the mailing list apophysis-subscribe@lists.fractalus.com that some users are experiencing a variety of issues (3rd party scripts not working etc.).
The purpose of my original post was just to let members here know that the 2.08 release was available. ;)