Internet explorer

Internet Explorer is the browser that comes pre-installed on Windows computers. It is often remembered as being glitchy and having security like Swis-chese.


 * Used Internet Explorer to manage files instead of the standalone file manger.
 * Displayed folders as "web pages".
 * Added IE logos to every file browser window, and many other places.
 * "Favorites" bookmark menu and location/URL bar that always launched IE instead of the default browser.
 * Added the IE "Channel" bar with advertising links, right on the destkop!
 * Made IE look like it launched faster because 99% of it was already loaded in to RAM.
 * Slowed down other applications, and discouraged users from using other web browsers because IE was already loaded in to RAM.
 * Slowed down other applications, and discouraged users from using other web browsers because IE was already loaded in to RAM.

the bad...

 * IE 4 also began to replace Windows help files with "HyperHelp" help files that used IE to render the content.


 * And to add even more insult to injury, the IE 4 uninstaller would only "revert" to any previous version of IE instead of cleanly uninstalling, and even then it would leave behind a bunch of junk.


 * Bundling, Bundling, Bundling! You have no choice!


 * Netscape was trying to get itself bundled with third party software and ISP software, but Microsoft had infinitely more influence and power, and chose to leverage all of it.


 * Microsoft began bundling or requiring Internet Explorer as a non-optional component of their software products. They even "convinced" many other software vendors to bundle Internet Explorer as well.

Apple Macintosh
Microsoft forced Apple to bundle IE for Mac as their default browser instead of Netscape, saying that if Apple refused, Microsoft would discontinue MS-Office for Mac. Steve Jobs was loudly BOOED as he announced that IE would be the default browser.