IE10 and 11 are superb browses. They containing many very good tactics to secure the browser and computer, for example, true sandboxing and JIT hardening. Most other browsers don't come even close. Secondly, the sandboxing means that IE is usually able to block an attack on plug-ins like the Flash Player and JAVA VM. This alone makes surfing with IE remarkably safe. IE really is an different kind of beast in the sea of mediocre browsers. It has come long way and is aiming for the top. - John Futura Security Consultant
I'm afraid you missed the question entirely. M$ gives the NSA access to anyting and everything. They ignore your supposed "security" entirely. The author is asking about browsers that the government does NOT have a back door code for.
The problem is not the money here, it is the bad precedent it sets, Domain Squatting is a plague that needs to be stamped out, not rewarded. If however it is a fan site or such that was created with a legitimate purpose THEN and only then should MS be paying off the site owner.
It was a fan site. It is going default because of the dispute. M$ is just abusing their power and riches. They take what they want when they want.
If it has syntax, it isn't user friendly.