Indiatimes Infotech
Nothing in this world is said to be flawless. And in the same way, there is no person or company which has not made its own share of mistakes. Even the biggest of corporate giants have seen their own share of failures.
It's no different in the case of case of the software giant Microsoft. The world's largest software maker whose Windows operating system is present on almost world's 90% desktops, too has seen its share of failures.
The site Sherweb recently compiled a list of what it terms Microsoft’s Worst Mistakes. Here's looking into when and where Microsoft went wrong.
Sherweb counts Internet Explorer too among Microsoft's mistakes. However, according to most other analysts it is IE6 which particularly gave users trouble. Some reviewers have termed the browser as the company's worst-ever browser. In May 2006, PCWorld rated IE 6 at no. 8 among the worst tech products of all time.
The browser is often criticsed for being vulnerable to malicious attacks, viruses and malware. According to security experts, IE 6 failed on several compatibility parameters with Web standards. Some reports claim that IE 6's design had a security flaw.
source : TOI