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IE8 Will Be Standards-Compliant By Default

Posted by kdawson on from the browsers-on-acid dept.

A number of readers wrote in to make sure we know about Microsoft's change of heart regarding IE8. The new version of the dominant browser will render in full standards mode by default. Developers wishing to use quirks mode for IE6- and IE7-compatible rendering will have to opt in explicitly. We've previously discussed IE8's render mode a few times. Perhaps Opera's complaint to the EU or the EU's record antitrust fine had something to do with Redmond's about-face.

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  1. I don't care about IE at all by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's not my choice of browser, and it hasn't been since FireFox 2.

    What I want to know is why can't Firefox be standards compliant too? I don't want to hear any excuses about IE, I want to know why my browser can't do what the other browser can. Do I need to switch again?

  2. OOXML by Maestro485 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In other news, OOXML will be in compliance with ODF.