The Big Privacy Truth, Exploit what's popular and widely used That seems to be why all the security holes are discovered. Face it, there's nothing thats truely sound and secure.
Nothing is 'Secure'.
That is why this issue is so important. But to face facts, users don't get much choice when there isn't much competition. Imagine if only Ford and Chevy sold cars. Then imagine Ford owning all the roads and the gas stations. We need about half a dozen or so companies to make good browsers this way it would divide people to the point that hacking IE wouldn't make sense when it would be used as much as the next browser.