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I don't think MS said it was bundled in the kernel, but it is true that parts of IE are tied into the OS (or at least used to be) in the form of mshtml and jscr
by EE84M3i 6y ago
I don't think MS said it was bundled in the kernel, but it is true that parts of IE are tied into the OS (or at least used to be) in the form of mshtml and jscript.
- josefx 6y agoBasic functionality like windows update was implemented using websites and activex components. You couldn't run that with any other browser.
- anoncake 6y agoActually you could, as long as that browser used the Trident engine. Microsoft could have easily shipped a dedicated update application that's just a simple "browser" locked to the windows update website.