I agree with the idea of training employees to think of the computer they use at work like any other company-owned asset - it is not personal and should not be "toyed" with in any personal way. That's why I like tightly controlled terminal servers.

Re: The non-personal computer.

However, the comment about people needing to use IE because web sites are so poorly designed makes no sense at all and really has no place in the article. A poorly designed web site is a poorly designed web site. A web site that requires IE is not by that fact a poorly designed web site. That's like saying any web site that requires Real Audio or QuickTime to play audio clips from the site is a poorly designed web site. Web sites can require whatever components they deem necessary for the user to enjoy and/or utilize the full functionality of their site, like or not.