Re:The truth (Score 1)

"Actually, the browser identification settings ... [are] not an attempt to emulate MSIE.

Well, I've said this before, but you're not quite right there. Certain "features" are added/removed depending on the setting of the "Identify as..." feature. For example if you choose "Identify as MSIE 5.0", calls to the JavaScript object document.all will be successful. If you choose "Identify as Opera", the same calls will fail. It's explained in detail here.