Security scares sparks browser fix. Does it really?

Why is it that in this BBC News article it sounds like a Press Release direct from Microsoft? Why too is it that BBC News never has a 'Have Your Say' feature on Technology Stories - is it because they cannot support the moderation required to be able to manage a technical discussion? The only thing that Microsoft seem to say is because of security fixes they will release a new version of their Internet Exploiter browser - come on, how about some standards support (IE6 is four years old!).