IE Blog item: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/01/21/compatibility-and-ie8.aspx The web is already awash with feedback, comments & criticisms: http://alistapart.com/articles/beyonddoctype http://alistapart.com/articles/fromswitchestotargets http://annevankesteren.nl/2008/01/ie-lock-in http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/roc/archives/2008/01/post_2.html http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/roc/archives/2008/01/slipping_the_ba.html http://www.isolani.co.uk/blog/standards/EndOfLineInternetExplorer http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1201080691&count=1 http://log.lachstock.com.au/ James