Well, they do have a point, IE does suck less. But given the abysmal starting point, that's not much of a surprise, is it. But unless you're using a Windows 8 phone or tablet, I see absolutely no reason to use IE. The competition is still so much better. BTW, on the Mac, I'm still all for Safari, on Windows, nothing beats Firefox. Although I do also see the appeal of Opera.
Still using Firefox, though at this point it's gotten more of a habit than anything else. There's a handful of extensions I am so used to using that I would struggle to adapt to any other browser, at least for constant use.
That's kind of like me, I guess. I do like how slick and small-sized Chrome is. However, Firefox just seems much more customizable with the "about:config" line. I can type in something like "bigsoccer technology" in the URL bar and it goes straight to this forum, since that's what Google has as their first result. I'm also a sucker for the traditional refresh/stop combined button as well as having the home button right beside it. Chrome's "tabs on top" thing doesn't really mesh well with me either.
Personal use: Google Chrome with Tweetdeck, Jolicloud, and Angry Birds Chrome add-ons. Incognito mode when needed. Software developer use: Firefox with Firebug, AdBlock Plus, VideoDownloadHelper and DownThemAll! addons. Always on Private Browsing mode. When Internet's kinda-slow: Opera in Turbo mode