Hummm, well i know that most rumors suggest that Ie 6 is the last of the Ie series for the current OS...And that Longhorn will contain the new Ie 7 like system in which the browser is fully integrated within the kernal... Butsome how i dout this...I mean were looking at least a year to even see a proper Beta of longhorn to hit the streets, so for people to say that there will be no significant updating within a year or 2..i think thats sort of off....As for a pay browser...that i havent hear of...and i doubt will be the future for Ie, they would loose lots of support in a market they already dominate, so that would be bad for the sales of longhorn as well as the furthering of the MS Ie browser.... /My 2 cents =Drew