Image:Anti-IE.JPG '''StopIE''' (StopIE.com) is a Website aimed at encouraging users of Microsoft Internet_Explorer to switch to an alternative Web_browser. Internet Explorer (IE) is integrated into recent versions of Microsoft_Windows. Consequently, most computer users have access to IE, and it is the most commonly used web browser in the world. Microsoft has often been criticized for relying on their perceived Monopoly position and for failing to provide true innovation that would help the users of their product. ==StopIE critique of Internet Explorer== The StopIE website criticizes Internet Explorer as: * Providing poor security against viruses and worms * Adhering poorly to international HTTP standards, meaning pages do not display as the website design intended. * Lacking in usability features * Being bloated (in terms of installation size) and slow Some consider criticisms of Internet Explorer to be an attempt to sow Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (see FUD) in the minds of users. ==See also== *Browse_Happy - A similar campaign launched by the Web_Standards_Project ==External links== *StopIE