The problem with this isnt that there are other, better alternatives, but that there would no longer be a good reason for non-techie people to switch to a different browser. The biggest way I have gotten people to switch is by telling them that Moz/Firebird/Opera blocks popups. Once MS starts offering this feature, there will be no reason for them to switch. Sure, there are tons of other reasons for computer people to switch, but your average person doesnt care about the other benefits--they will just stick to what they know now that it blocks popups: IE.
Not to say that this is the end of third party browsers, but it would make it much more difficult to get non-techie people to switch.
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