Re: Ie 8?
I only use IE at work to connect to my Windows Update server on my network. It doesn't work with Firefox. No accident I'm sure.
The rest of the computers here (about 50) use Internet Explorer. Some of the insurance companies we use only work with Internet Explorer. About half of my users don't know the difference between a computer, monitor, or modem. No sense in confusing them with multiple browsers. It's easier for me to let them believe "The Innernet" is the big blue E. I can manage it via group policy too which is an added plus.
I have IE8 on my computer at work. Looks like they've added some more security features to IE8 which is fine with me if they work and aren't intrusive. I will give it some more testing before I incrementally release it to the masses.