This time with sensible logic...
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />
Well, at least this time they've got the logic the right way round - things run as standards compliant by default but you can optionally add the tag (or a HTML header to your web server config) for sites that need a little longer to adapt to standards compliance.
It was interesting to note that there are already security patches for IE8 and it's only just gone in to beta.
You'll notice that there isn't an "EmulateIE6" mode - IE6 is dead. For corporations still using IE6, it really is time to start thinking about cutting your losses and moving to a more standards compliant world.
Anyway, let's hope that Microsoft do actually release a browser that works by default - if they don't it will be a disaster.
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