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Why Microsoft had to let users uninstall Internet Explorer

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At the height of the 90s browser wars, Microsoft illegally bundled their browser into Windows to crush Netscape. The U.S. government actually had to step in and sue a tech giant just to give users the legal right to uninstall the worst browser on the market. It took a federal ruling for you to be able to download Firefox in peace.

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