I remember those times. You're missing a key element on how different the world was then. 90%+ of people used a Windows machine exclusively. By making IE the

I remember those times. You're missing a key element on how different the world was then. 90%+ of people used a Windows machine exclusively. By making IE the default & forcing OEMs to install it, they were using that that monopoly to crush Netscape. Today's world is significantly more fragmented. People typically use at least two devices (a mobile device, in addition to a desktop or laptop). No single company controls the browser market the same way MS/IE did. Chrome has 54%[1], whereas IE had peaked at 95%[2]. [1] http://gs.statcounter.com/ http://gs.statcounter.com/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#TheCounter.com_.282000_to_2009.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#Th...