Last week I used a library computer and an internet cafe computer and they both were using IE6.
Before recommending users upgrade to IE8 make sure your templates are working properly with IE8.
My issue has still not been resolved:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=19..._v=viewtopic#p326154
Cheers
I believe the article doesn't suggest upgrading to IE8, but I may be wrong, I believe it doesn't take any position on which browser to use. If there is a recommendation in there it may be for Firefox or Safari, but I do not believe IE8.