5. Forced MS to alter software to include IE4 code to prevent DOJ actions, slowing down software.
The threats of the DOJ has forced Microsoft to more fully integrate its browser into its operating system and component software, causing its software to be inoperable without its browser code. This has not been the way Microsoft used to make software and the result is a slower, bulkier product. I blame this degradation in Microsoft’s quality directly on Netscape.
Especially this is interesting:
5. Forced MS to alter software to include IE4 code to prevent DOJ actions, slowing down software.
The threats of the DOJ has forced Microsoft to more fully integrate its browser into its operating system and component software, causing its software to be inoperable without its browser code. This has not been the way Microsoft used to make software and the result is a slower, bulkier product. I blame this degradation in Microsoft’s quality directly on Netscape.