> And Windows was dependent in Internet Explorer to operate. I mean it was and still is dependent on MSHTML for rendering things like the help system as well a

> And Windows was dependent in Internet Explorer to operate. I mean it was and still is dependent on MSHTML for rendering things like the help system as well as rich text in many pre-XAML apps. You don’t want the icon on your desktop, fine, but it certainly is a core part of the OSs rendering system.