We call the fruits of this tinkering “Internet Explorer Enhanced Security,” and it is the reason why millions of Windows Server admins are in danger of getting forefinger arthritis. Microsoft’s engineers had to therefore think of a way to remove Internet Explorer without actually removing it. Of course, it is impossible to admit now that Windows without Internet Explorer is doable. When it became obvious that using a web browser on a server is not really such a good idea, Microsoft faced a dilemma. This somehow forced Bill Gates and other high-ranking Microsoft managers to testify in court that removing Internet Explorer would cause malfunctions in Windows.
The activists managed to persuade some influential politicians that votes can be won by bashing this big and evil company in Redmond that endangers the “free” Internet (whatever that was). You might remember that, a while back, some Internet activists were very angry at Microsoft because Microsoft annihilated an ambitious company called Netscape (who, in turn, dared to threaten to destroy Microsoft with its tiny HTML file viewer). The history of Internet Explorer Enhanced Security ^
