IE is an excellent browser. Microsoft's Java implementation is still fast and stable. All of this has left me wondering about the justification of antitrust laws in the first place. I haven't seen them yet. I've been thinking about this for a while now but haven't found much background information.
Most web pages cover specific details of lawsuits.
If you come across any succinct rationales for the antitrust laws, esp. Alternately, if you have interested friends in sociolegal organizations like the EFF, perhaps they would be willing to write a guest DaveNet piece. VA Research of Mountain View sell PCs tuned for Linux, and you get to choose whether you want NT in addition. This supports your point. I've asked myself those questions about Nader's relationship to the automotive industry for years.