I have used a non-Microsoft word processor until recently as I liked it better. I have recently upgraded to Win 95, with Internet explorer included. I use Netscape Communicator for my browser. I purchased Netscape and installed it with no problems. I think that it is great that a new user has a browser included in their new system software, which gives them the ability to get online right away.
Internet explorer is very nice too.
As long as Microsoft doesn't contract with OEMs to exclude Netscape. It is still a free country. As a professor of Computer Science teaching Software Quality Assurance, I am concerned about the cavalier attitude that components of a software release can be removed on an ad hoc basis. There can be very real unexpected interactions. I would feel comfortable if I knew Microsoft tested the current version of Windows 95 without Internet Explorer.