I agree that they made a good thing in not implement something that is alf finished, something they are usually god at..
On the other hand, from what I understood, we'll have to wait until ie8 to finally get any real benefits from using web standards. Which means how much time ? that's the question. My bet is aroud late 2009, but given the release rate i think it's quite optimistic.
imho, ie7 is nothing more than ie6 skinned with features ripped off from other browsers, a real deception. Oh.. and two thumbs up for implementing "some" standards that should have been long time ago.
Why should we code XHTML if IE7 renders it as HTML even in strict mode (instead of XML) ? They did not implement the "application/xhtml+xml" mime-type because it would be "to complicated".. they say.
Yeah sure, XHTML is rocket science and they might not have enough money yet to get it done. Or maybe they are note smart enough.. Enough sarcasms, I'm just frustated to see how they takes us for retards.