This is regretably what appears to be happening over time. Too many sites are supporting IE as a primary browser with the other's not supported 100%. Good sites use standards, but the developers of many sites are getting lazy and writing code for IEeeee (scream like your hair is on fire, because it is)and not doing a good job of testing for compatibility with other browsers.
Isn't it great, the very people who complain the most about the cost of viri (viruses) in their organizations are the same people who encourage the use of insecure products which aid in the spread of those very same viruses.
I personally do not use IE, even in Windows, and refuse to support sites which are not compatible with the browsers which I use (Opera and Mozilla).
there is a reason my ms was declare to be a monopoly; eventhough i dont like chase konqueror is working great with my online account