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J_RaD - 4:22 pm on Mar 26, 2009 (gmt 0)
the mere presence of any software on a computer is a security risk - IE isn't the only exploited software in the universe. you can run safe software unsafely and unsafe software safely. you want a safe computer? FF isn't the answer - unplug it. [edited by: J_RaD at 4:27 pm (utc) on Mar. 26, 2009]
As best as I understand it, the mere presence of IE on a computer is a security risk because it can be exploited via hacks of other applications that are not necessarily compromised themselves. The fact that it will be "optional" indicates that it is not tied into the very fiber of the OS anymore, which can only be a good thing.