Really?  The people that bitch about IE and promote/use Firefox or Mac are generally the very same people that are Xbox 360 fanboys.  I've noticed this over and over again for years.  The common defense is "younger people run the XBox division."

IE has a lot more security built in than other browsers, but it it also targetted more because of it's vast marketshare. I don't find it slow or annoying. I use IE at home and I use Firefox at the office, and they're both good. However, IE has a lot of business uses that firefox doesn't. Forcing MS to "unbundle" IE is ridiculous. It's part of the operating system. That's like forcing them to remove Windows explorer because noone can create profitable software to view folders and open files.

And worse, I would be SO ANGRY if I set up my new PC and couldn't use the internet. I like firefox a lot, but I think it would be ridiculous if I didn't have a default browser to go to firefox's site and DL it.

That'll learn them? What? That'll teach Microsoft to include free software that takes care of most people's needs? Why not force them to unbundle Wordpad/notepad and defrag utilities while we're at it.

@jeeel you have some good point in that post. I think they will probably force them to bundle it with ie and an alternate browser.

I think fans of all systems can agree that IE is shit. Besides, being a 360 fan and being an MS fan are two different things. I am certainly the former and more certainly not the latter.

Yes, an economy with a $14 trillion dollar GDP needs $1 billion from Microsoft

Chill dem boots. That'll learn 'em in that'll learn the EU when everyone's buying PC's that they can't even get onto the internet to download their favourite browser.

Sorry, IE just winds me up. You load it up, it's slow, you go to google bar and start typing in your search, it finally finishes loading, switches focus to the address bar and half your search is in there. It's a wind up. Defaults to opening new pages in new windows. What's the point of tabs? It's the small things.

For the record I'm completely against them having to unbundle it.

I agree.  I hate having to develop for multiple browsers.

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Wut.

You live in a weird world. Do you assume only people loyal and with an emotional attachment to a company buy/use its products?

Since when one needs a goddamn "defensing the company" to justify buying/using what one considers a good product.

Geez.

yea i use firefox, but i think explorer is ok and use that sometimes too, what they need to do, i mean Microsoft is to integrate explore with xbox 360 that way i can watch and download all my anime movies for free, but wait if they allow explorer or allow some sort of web browsing on the 360 wouldn't that come in conflict with their live content such as video content that you have to pay for but can most of the time see for free on the web? oh dams no wonder Microsoft do not want a webrowser for the 360.

I'm surprised I'm even bothering to respond to someone that spells it as "Wut" and says unintelligible things such as "defensing the company." but I'll make it simple for your mind.

Here's an example conversation:

My friend:  "Microsoft sucks.  Use Firefox and get a Mac."
Me:  "If Microsoft sucks, why are you a big fan of XBox?"
My friend:  "Younger people are in control of the gaming division, it's not the same as their computer division"

So, in simpler terms, since it sounds like you might need that, it would be somewhat like you saying "I'm not a homo" and then having sex with a guy because you say he's "better looking than other guys."