Ugh, for Christ's sake.
How about this: Drop the elitist attitude and let your friend do whatever the hell he wants. I use IE7 and haven't had a single problem whatsoever. The pop-up blocker works flawlessly and with my cable broadband connection speed, I don't care about ads (they stay out of the way enough). Also, my firewall software is set up, so nothing gets past me without my approval. I have been virus-free for years. It helps that I don't have to download plug-ins all the time because websites aren't optimized for my browser.
My End of 2008 Hardware Predictions (console only):
Wii : 50 million
360: 28 million
PS3: 24 million
These predictions were made on January 3rd and won't be revised







