Comments on: On IE8’s Controversial “Standards Mode” https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/03/04/on-ie8s-controversial-standards-mode/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Matt https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/03/04/on-ie8s-controversial-standards-mode/#comment-983 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:41:22 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/03/04/on-ie8s-controversial-standards-mode/#comment-983 I know! I wrote this rant nearly a week ago, and they couldn’t wait another day to make their announcement? Oh well. :D

Oh well, the important thing is they made standards mode the default.

]]> By: Jeff Schiller https://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/03/04/on-ie8s-controversial-standards-mode/#comment-982 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:32:11 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/2008/03/04/on-ie8s-controversial-standards-mode/#comment-982 Microsoft just reversed its decision yesterday – a day after you decided to post this rant ;)

Anyway, it’s standards mode by default for IE8 (which sounds a little dangerous to the uneducated out there, but as a web developer, I’m happy).

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