Remember, this is a government network... (Score 1)

The environment that this was targeted at is a Windows domain(s), subject to group policy and other restrictions. This extends well past software issues. IE is the ONLY browser I would use in such an environment. Other browsers may beat IE in certain categories, but with the size and complexity of this network, why would you add variables? IE is easily controlled via group policy. You can force and control updates in the same manner that Windows is updated. There are numerous advantages. The thing is, this is a GOVERNMENT network. Ok... so you allow FireFox... Suddenly, users want Opera... ok... Now they want Chrome... Where do you draw the line? The Slashdot community is giving the users WAY too much credit. I work in a federal government IT department. I have watched highly educated (doctors and nurses) destroy ToughBooks. I have sat back and watched them not be able to load paper in a printer, one of them even asked me to change their printer setting so that faxes come out of their scanner. It never ends. I have tried educating them, it does not work.