Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 to support web standards by default

Software giant Microsoft has said that their upcoming update to the Internet Explorer web browser product would support web standards by default.

The company said that this was essential to show their commitment to interoperability. This decision means that IE would be friendlier with the next generation of web sites based on latest web standards.

IE general manager Dean Hachamovitch wrote about this new development in a blog post: “We think that acting in accordance with principles is important, and IE8’s default is a demonstration of the interoperability principles in action.”

The Internet Explorer 8 web browser would ship with three mode support: standards-compliant mode, IE 7 compatible mode, a mode for older generation web sites.

Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith added: “While we do not believe there are currently any legal requirements that would dictate which rendering mode must be chosen as the default for a given browser, this step clearly removes this question as a potential legal and regulatory issue.”

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