That was Microsoft's original plan. The web standards community pitched a fit, and MS caved. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8#The_2008_Doct

That was Microsoft's original plan. The web standards community pitched a fit, and MS caved. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8#The_2008_Doctype_Trigger_Controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8#The_2008_Do... It's good news IMHO. Either way it's an interesting sign of Microsoft's waning power in the browser world. --- Sorry, cross-posted.