title: IE10 conditional IE comments <!--> functionality enabler
body: <p>When debugging my ASP.NET MVC (Razor-based) web site in IE10, I need to still set IE-specific css. When using IE conditional comments, the following syntax works, when switching IE10 to IE8 Standard rendering mode:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;!--[if IE]&gt;&lt;!--&gt; 
  &lt;link href="@Url.Content("~/Content/global/global.ie.css")" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"&gt;
  &lt;!--&lt;![endif]--&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And this - does not:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;!--[if IE]&gt; 
  &lt;link href="@Url.Content("~/Content/global/global.ie.css")" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"&gt;
  &lt;![endif]--&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The later syntax is given as an example one on most of the sites that provide info on conditional comments, including the official page on MSDN. What's the difference between these two? Thank you in advance.</p>