We already saw that some 2400+ websites have issues with the new IE 8 browser. To be clear, these 2400+ websites don't render properly in IE 8 due to the fact that IE 8 is now more standards compliant. When we users upgrade to IE 8 when its released, its going to be difficult to browse the web as many websites are not yet standards compliant. You can put the blame on Microsoft and argue that it was/is Microsoft's fault. With so many websites failing, Microsoft has to help itself from the 'breakdown of web' when IE 8 is released.
IE 8 Compatibility Mode see the pics below.
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By default all websites are rendered in IE 8 standards compliant mode, but when users have issues with websites that don't render properly, they can easily switch in and out of compatibility mode which renders that website in IE 7 mode
It is now easier to deal with websites that have issues with IE 8, especially when its not standards compliant. But its going to be really painful when users need to change the compatibility settings for each website they visit.
Microsoft has come up with a neat solution for this in the IE 8 RC1 release.
Microsoft's IE 8 Compatibility List:
Microsoft has come up with list of websites that still have problems with the new browser, added by users (IE 8 beta testers) . Most of these websites were collected using customer feedback in the beta program.
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February, 22
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