So the company goes and does just the opposite, making the browser an integral part of Windows 98. Bill fought the law, and the law won. I happen to think this interface trick is a horrible step backward, but even folks who do like it don't see it as a quantum leap forward. The web browser is familiar, yes, and generally easy to use, but it is not the perfect user interface on which all future interfaces should be built. I suspect this attitude prevails at Microsoft.
Resistance is futile.
He can't do that. That's what I don't buy. For No Apparent Reason. To me, it's for worse, for the sake of progress in computer interaction. We obviously don't agree on the browser-based interface, but I honestly believe it's a major step forward.