You know... everytime I start to like Microsoft....
Something happens to make me really suspect that there are underhanded deals going on. SCO/Microsoft was a blatent attempt to prop up SCO taking on Linux. Microsoft insisted that AOL/Microsoft was not meant to kill compeitition, but to the surprise of no one, AOL just shut down Netscape. See
Here and
Here for more information. The browser has stagnated for the last three years because of lack of competition. Sad to see that it will probably remain so.