There is one issue that doesn't seem to be cleared up by those advocating for the removability of IE: how do you download and thence install new apps online if there is no browser?
Unlike Linux, Windows does not have an apps package manager, like Debian & Ubuntu's Synaptic/Aptitude via which applications can be downloaded and installed.
If the browsers are removed, Windows is capped as far as downloading apps packages is concerned. If online functionality, essential today, is to be maintained, something like Synaptic would have to replace IE in order to make the OS idiot-proof (in case the user ends up removing all browsers).
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There is one issue that doesn't seem to be cleared up by those advocating for the removability of IE: how do you download and thence install new apps online if there is no browser? Unlike Linux, Windows does not have an apps package manager, like Debian & Ubuntu's Synaptic/Aptitude via which applications can be downloaded and installed. If the browsers are removed, Windows is capped as far as downloading apps packages is concerned. If online functionality, essential today, is to be maintained, something like Synaptic would have to replace IE in order to make the OS idiot-proof (in case the user ends up removing all browsers).