Seems like MS may be thinking that way. Although it looks like they'll be building a new browser to replace it, can't let those evil people at Mozilla win you know!!
Is IE8 the end of the line for Internet Explorer? |Enterprise Desktop | Randall C. Kennedy | InfoWorld
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Is IE8 the end of the line for Internet Explorer? |Enterprise Desktop | Randall C. Kennedy | InfoWorld
Gazelle: The browser that thinks like an OS |Fatal Exception | Neil McAllister | InfoWorld
AppleInsider | Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer