Not true.  Not true at all.

 

IE6 is a train wreck from a web designer's perspective, yes.  As you point out, however, it is quite an old browser (one that unfortunately has a huge install base).

 

Nevertheless, IE7 and IE8 are still behind when it compared to Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari.  And I can't really blame the IE team, as I'm sure they are operating under certain constraints from Microsoft.