They released a free browser and then didn't innovate. You can paint the picture however you like for yourself, but I distinctly remember what it was like to t

They released a free browser and then didn't innovate. You can paint the picture however you like for yourself, but I distinctly remember what it was like to try to develop anything in javascript for IE. It was beyond horrible. In their defence they did come up with Ajax which has been a boon of course.