Just a quick pointer to an interesting little bit named An appeal to abandon IE based on esthetics by Bryan Bell. To quote: There a lot of good reasons to abandon Windows Internet Explorer. It hasn't had a meaningful update since 1999, it has awful webstandards support, and its ubiquity threatens the Web's openness. However today I implore you to leave it behind based solely on esthetic reasons. IT"S UGLY.

Besides the aesthetic reasons there's of course still the myriad of security holes. Read the article if you're interested in switching, it contains links to download alternatives for your platform.

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