Google is building and expanding its own online infrastructure (see weave for example).

It's also undeniable that IE has a big market share, and Google needs to account for it. So this seems to be the only reasonable route they can take as this issue doesn't seem to be of much interest to MS at the moment.

MS was actually pretty fast in addressing this urgent security matter!
If only they were this prompt in addressing the security and standard complaints they have...

Google are taking the matter into their own hands and actually putting resources towards improving IE, because they know that MS will not do it in any reasonable way.

Take the house and put him in jail... Actually, Waterboard him too.

..contact lenses, fake eye lashes and artificial hair. Also, too bad most redheads are not natural.