To me, being open or not is a big factor in being "the best", so if IE8 was "the best" and ran on the OS's I use then yes. I would use it. Although I place a h

To me, being open or not is a big factor in being "the best", so if IE8 was "the best" and ran on the OS's I use then yes. I would use it. Although I place a high value on extensions as well, so a browsers extensibility would also be a factor in being the best choice.