[BigSkyFreeper]

I have NEVER said IE 7 was forced on me.

Even if it was, your not forced to use it.

[ConservativeMind]

85% of Windows users do not have an alternative installed. Most just go with what they were given. You know this, so don't play stupid.

A sizable chunk of these people will be confused. Many of the rest will find important sites broken or their computer hung during installation.

My concern, and this is the last time I will say it, is with the vast majority of people who don't have the knowledge you or I possess. For something that is not truly a "critical" type update, it is wrong to make people take this while they are sleeping to awaken with a potentially confused mess.

I know I will wind up being called by friends or clients to fix the dang things. So does KoRn and a few other technical one in this thread.

Your attitude would be absolutely useless in an IT environment. I would have been the CIO firing your butt.