Have you ever sat down and thought about why you use the web browser you currently use? Was it because it was free? Was it because your friend used it? Or, was it because it came pre-installed with the computer you bought? If you really ponder about the reason, it could be a very stupid reason.

If you haven't used the notorious Internet Explorer web browser owned by Microsoft, then you probably haven't bought a Windows or Macintosh-based PC before. Roughly 90% of the world's computers are manufactured with Internet Explorer pre-installed. Not only that, the service provided by Internet Explorer is free. Microsoft, a gargantuan ape to most software companies, evidently holds the royal flush in the battle of the browsers.

So, Internet Explorer is free; everybody must be using it then, right? Wrong. Internet Explorer proves to be a freeware that knowledgeable, advanced computer users absolutely abhor...