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by Someone 5401 days ago
1. I think that awful reputation is with a tiny fraction of the population.

2. I do not have data to back it up, but I would think over half of all IE users do not know it is called Internet Explorer. So, changing the name would not make a difference. Significantly changing the icon, on the other hand, would be a help desk's worst nightmare.