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In South Korea, Windows achieved lock-in via legislation requiring IE (or more precisely ActiveX). See https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/due-to
by bzbarsky 10y ago
In South Korea, Windows achieved lock-in via legislation requiring IE (or more precisely ActiveX). See https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/due-to-security-law-south-korea-is-stuck-with-internet-explorer-for-online-shopping/2013/11/03/ffd2528a-3eff-11e3-b028-de922d7a3f47_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/due-to-sec... for a decent summary.
And yes, there was very much expectation of achieving lock-in via ActiveX. And it worked in some cases.