Y eah- that's terrible! I didn't realize it internally stored it that way, but it's concerning that Microsoft had to make a new "Edge" browser just to get away from the disaster that is Internet Explorer. I still don't trust Microsoft with browsers, and fear when I need to use it out of necessity, or whatever.
Thanks for the thoughts, Daniel!
Actually when I wrote this comment I was using internet explorer on my new hp laptop. lol had to make a few adjustments just now.