Internet Explorer turns 16 years old

[XForce!]

Microsoft?s Internet Explorer browser turns 16 years old today.

The software giant originally launched Internet Explorer 1 on August 16, 1995. Microsoft licensed the Spyglass Mosaic browser for $2 million and modified it to create Internet Explorer. The two firms later settled an auditing dispute for $8 million in 1997 and Internet Explorer 7, released in 2006, was the first version without any Mosaic code. Microsoft?s Internet Explorer market share rose alongside the adoption of its Windows operating system on personal computers worldwide. The United States Department of Justice prosecuted Microsoft in 1998 accusing the company of bundling Internet Explorer with Windows to restrict competing web browsers such as Netscape Navigator.

Despite Microsoft?s brush with justice, Internet Explorer held over 90% market share until the end of 2004. Microsoft?s browser share has been in steady decline over the past few years and now stands at just over 50% worldwide. The software maker has focused its efforts on Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10 recently to regain important market share. Microsoft?s browser has seen a number of changes over the years from Internet Explorer 3 in 1996 with ActiveX controls and Java Applets to Internet Explorer 7 in 2006 with tabbed browsing support. Microsoft has been accused of falling asleep in the browser wars after shipping Internet Explorer 6 in 2001. The company left Internet Explorer largely untouched for five years before shipping Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006. Microsoft then shipped Internet Explorer 8 three years later in March 2009. The company upped the ante for Internet Explorer 9 and introduced an improved user interface and hardware accelerated HTML5 support.

Looking to the future, Microsoft has promised that the next version of Internet Explorer, version 10, will support even greater standards and run as the default browser in Windows 8. Internet Explorer 10 will only install on Windows 7 and Windows 8 and is expected to be released in 2012. Microsoft is believed to be preparing a full developer preview build of Internet Explorer 10 for release at its BUILD conference next month, which will pave the way to the future of a reimagined Windows on a variety of new and old devices.

Happy Birthday Internet Explorer.

XForce! Reviewed by XForce! on 17th Aug 2011. Internet Explorer turns 16 years old http://i.imgur.com/5ziHZ.png Microsoft?s Internet Explorer browser turns 16 years old today. The software giant originally launched Internet Explorer 1 on August 16, 1995. Microsoft licensed the Spyglass Mosaic browser for $2 million and modified it to create Internet Explorer. The two firms later settled an auditing dispute for $8 million in 1997 and Internet Explorer 7, released in 2006, was the first version without any Mosaic code. Microsoft?s Internet Explorer market share rose Rating: 5

[MrCube]

Mmmm... I think a bad birthday for him. Everyday number of people using him is decreasing.

[XForce!]

Mmmm... I think a bad birthday for him. Everyday number of people using him is decreasing.

They are about to release IE9 so we should wait for them before judging them

[wtfcrane]

Happy Bday IE ! Wish that's your last Bday

[CyberPrince]

Happy birthday GayIE, fuck ya IE!
FF all the way

[shiver]

16 years of failures.

[immu]

^ lol

IE - Best at Downloading Other Browsers !!

[wafifandouli]

16 years of failures.

+1..........

[-Im.z2ight-]

16 years of failures.

So true! FF all the way! IE should die but im glad they are revamping.... about time!

[p2p4ever]

i have concluded that its being run by 16 year olds