Thought you guys would get a kick out of this…
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=475709
Lol… What I joke… now I can download MS software in Kubuntu 8)
Oh this made my day 
Ha-ha-ha! Very interesting! I’ve never thought that it’s possible. Btw, was it explorer 6 on Ubuntu?
Btw, was it explorer 6 on Ubuntu?Firefox
Actually it was explorer 6. There is a project that uses WINE which is a Windows compatibility layer for Linux and through that you can use a special version of Internet Explorer 6.
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page
Although it is internet explorer it still cannot handle Active X objects as it is not on a Windows System.
Justin