I was thinking most of you use it because it was already there, easy to use and required no installation. I wonder what browser you would be using had MS not pre-installed IE into the windows operating system. Would you be using Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, or some other broswer?

I know I use IE because it works, it was already installed, and required no extra effort on my part. I didn't even need to configure it at all to get it to work..

Too bad some companies aren't making their own browsers, and really changing the browser scene. Like a Dell Broswer, or a COmpaq Browser, or a Sony Browser. We have the AOHell browser IE netscape on crack, but it sucks.
I guess what I mean is that what if MS started charging for its' browser? Just like they did with MSN 8. After so many people go used to using MSN 7, they went and started charging for it..
So what do you do when MS decides that you have to pay to use their product? Or better yet, they slip code in IE, if they haven't already (alexa anyone?) that tracks everything you do, everything you download, etc...

I am not anal about IE. It is a good product and so far it is free. I agree there are some security issues, and some that are not even resolved.

I just wondered why you use IE.
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