Yes, you are correct. IE was "built" into Windows, and Microsoft strong armed OEM's to not pre-installing it for fear of losing a Windows License. Downloading N

Yes, you are correct. IE was "built" into Windows, and Microsoft strong armed OEM's to not pre-installing it for fear of losing a Windows License. Downloading Netscape was a lot different when most people had only 56k Modems as their connection. Most people didn't bother and just stuck with the pre-installed IE.