I think it can now be safely said, in hindsight, that Microsoft’s entry into the browser business and its subsequent linking of the browser into the Windows operating system looks to be the worst decision; and perhaps the biggest, most costly gaffe the company ever made. I call it the Great Microsoft Blunder.
I just saw this article in PC Mag about Microsoft’s big mistake about I.E browser. I think John C. Dvorak is totally right about some of the facts like below, but some of them I just can’t comment.
If the problem is not weird legal cases against the company, then it’s the incredible losses in productivity at the company from the never-ending battle against spyware, viruses, and other security problems. All the work that has to go into keeping the browser afloat is time that could have been better spent on making Vista work as first advertised.
