Even though Microsoft previously stated IE8 will have to be “told” to render pages in “standards” mode, they have now changed the situation. IE8 will by default render pages in the “most standards mode compliant” way.

They’ve recently published Interoperability Principles, and according to their blog post, it’s with these principles in mind that they decided to change IE8’s default rendering mode. Microsoft has been under a lot of legal pressure lately, especially in the EU, and even though they say browser render modes cannot be looked at from the legal issues perspective, their move is a preventive one against potential legal issues that may arise in the future.

Well, whatever Microsoft, just give us standards mode!

Share This