"a dead albatross" (Score 2, Interesting)

John C. Dvorak had some fairly pointed comments regarding Internet Explorer in his article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1952995,00.as p I think he makes a great argument. For what little revenue IE brings to Microsoft, it costs a fortune in reputation, much less support costs. What is the business driver behind continued development of IE?