[spkthed]

This is an awesome thing. I can't see tech-savvy people switching to IE and keeping it unless they prefer it. All of the less-tech-savvy people out there that catch wind of this will upgrade to IE8 Goodbye IE6!!!

I hope this does catch on :)

[sahaj]

this is actually a really good thing for browser competition in general.

most people don't care about the browser they are using, and if microsoft wants to make people more conscious about browsers, more power to them. it will result in people being more careful with their browser selection, essentially developing a taste in a preferred browser.