brendanlong had this to say in the comments section,

The problem is that Microsoft used that superiority as a weapon, by ignoring standards, pushing for things other browsers couldn't safely do (ActiveX), and generally ensuring that websites designed for IE wouldn't work correctly in other browsers.

IE was no longer just a tool to browse the web. Now, it is intricately part of the Windows OS that limits customization.

I would hate for IE to get renamed for the simple fact that MS simply has no tact or finesse when it comes to (re)naming their stuff nowadays. ModernUI/Metro? OneDrive? Live? RT? Surface? XboneXBox One? I mean come on.

Hi there

Nothing wrong with it ("perhaps nothing wrong with it a Miracle couldn't cure !!" how some people see it) as far as I am concerned.

I don't visit "Dodgy websites" == the mainstream places I use all browsers are pretty much of a muchness - essentailly all the same.

On Linux I use KONQUEROR (KDE) and on Windows IE while on android I use CHROME. They all do "what it says on the tin".

The only problem I have are some TV services (BT Sport, SKY GO, NETFLIX) for example which use SILVERLIGHT are the ones where browsers are likely to give aggro. - There ought to be a better method of acessing online subscription services than having to use a Microsoft proprietary product.

Cheers
jimbo

Lady Fitzgerald said:

You can put lipstick on a pig but it will still be a pig.

Actually, IE 11 is quite good but some websites still won't play well with it so I had to go back to IE 10.

So you are assuming its the fault of the browser, and not bad website programming?

King Arthur said:

I would hate for IE to get renamed for the simple fact that MS simply has no tact or finesse when it comes to (re)naming their stuff nowadays. ModernUI/Metro? OneDrive? Live? RT? Surface? XboneXBox One? I mean come on.

I tend to agree. The current Microsoft naming "scheme" is not very good. And what would you rename IE to? I can't come up with any good name (IE sounds good enough), and whatever MS comes up with I expect it to be something.. not very good.