Microsoft considering new name for Internet Explorer
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- Stop allowing OEMs to bundle third-party crapware with Windows OS. This will go a long way to building a better view of Windows. Charge license fee from them to make up the difference. They can afford it. How much profit do you really need?
- Don't change the name, make it better. You'll only confuse the people for whom the big, blue E is the Internet. Yes, I have people I know who think the E is the Internet. (How do they dress themselves in the morning?)
- Incorporate a sandbox in IE to help protect the idiots who are too ignornat to not surf the Internet as administrator. (Better yet, also suggest a non-admin account for daily use during first launch.)
- 90%+ of all malware getting on computers is a direct result of people surfing with admin rights. Once this is taken care of, the dropoff rate for infections is amazing.
EDIT: Your suggestions are key
I have to absolutely disagree with him saying that IE "has negative perceptions that no longer represent the product". It has improoved a lot in these last years for sure, but as a part of the web developing community I can say it's the browser that gives the most problems among the major ones.
They still have some major technical stuff to fix, but it's definitely the best move.