MiKTeX 2.8
Status
Development has not really started yet.
Note for the impatient:
I have more hobbies. You can boost 2.8 development by donating money! It will encourage
me to give up some spare time 
Any amount is appreciated. And if you like, I will put your name on this page.
Users who have donated:
George Necula, Dmitry Khovratovich, Dominik Wujastyk (€30),
Walter Kehowski (€25), Ed Pegg Jr, Pierre Bach (€50),
Bernardus Heijdra (€50), Bogdan Petrenko (€30), Ziya Sanal,
Stefan Pietschmann. Thank you!
Please donate and look forward to the next MiKTeX release!
New features
The main new feature will be the integration of
LuaTeX into the MiKTeX distribution.
There are some other interesting features in the queue, which might be considered
for MiKTeX 2.8. Please see this page,
for an overview.