Well, it seems that there is a major university tell its students stop using IE. According to InformationWeek.com Penn State's IT division recommended to its students (80,000+) and staff to use alternative browsers, such as Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, or Safari. Their rationale is that IE poses too many security threats and problems. They believe the alternative browsers would "help minimize exposure to attacks" common to IE.

Well duh...not having or using IE minimizes your risk of attacks that focus on IE vulnerabilities. That is like saying I am minimzing the amount of money I spend on gas by not using my car. IF I don't have it, then I am not going to be effected by it and its problems.

What seems to be more significant is this is a large educated body that is actively discouraging IE use and one has to wonder how Microsoft can address this.
On a side note, one has to wonder how many students and staff will actually listen to their school's IT department. My bet is most people will be using their IE despite the recommendation.