Stuff like this is a frequent topic on Slashdot (which I read
regularly). One of the best comments I've seen recently brought up an
excelent point. Internet Explorer acts as a front end for the Windows
OS. You can use it to browse your files, access the control panel,
etc. It also happens to browse web pages as well (this is the
Microsoft "can't unbundle" argument). Most software has bugs, but
because this program has such incredible access to your system, bugs
in it are much more serious.

Not exactly a Microsoft vs Linux argument, but something I found very
interesting reading, and not too far fetched.

Josh
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