This came after Microsoft used bundling to win the first browser war against Netscape, which was the dominant browser in the 1990s.
In late 1994, Microsoft licensed Spyglass Mosaic for a quarterly fee plus a percentage of Microsoft's non-Windows revenues for the software.
Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995.
in 1996, for trademark infringement, claiming it owned the rights to the name "Internet Explorer". ===Internet Explorer 2–10=== Internet Explorer 2 Internet Explorer 3 Internet Explorer 4 Internet Explorer 5 Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10 ===Internet Explorer 11=== Internet Explorer 11 is featured in Windows 8.1, which was released on October 17, 2013.
By including it free of charge with their operating system, they did not have to pay royalties to Spyglass Inc, resulting in a lawsuit and a US$8 million settlement on January 22, 1997. Microsoft was sued by Synet Inc.
Internet Explorer will be discontinued on June 15, 2022. Internet Explorer was once the most widely used web browser, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share by 2003.
in 1996, for trademark infringement, claiming it owned the rights to the name "Internet Explorer". ===Internet Explorer 2–10=== Internet Explorer 2 Internet Explorer 3 Internet Explorer 4 Internet Explorer 5 Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10 ===Internet Explorer 11=== Internet Explorer 11 is featured in Windows 8.1, which was released on October 17, 2013.
New feature development for the browser was discontinued in 2016 in favor of new browser Microsoft Edge.
Since January 12, 2016, only Internet Explorer 11 has official support for consumers; extended support for Internet Explorer 10 ended on January 31, 2020.
Since Internet Explorer is a Windows component and is included in long-term lifecycle versions of Windows such as Windows Server 2019, it will continue to receive security updates until at least 2029.
Microsoft Edge, IE's successor, first overtook Internet Explorer in terms of market share in November 2019.
Internet Explorer, however, remains on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 primarily for enterprise purposes.
Microsoft announced in August 2020 that as of August 2021, web-based Microsoft 365 products will no longer support Internet Explorer, while Microsoft Teams ended support for IE earlier in November 2020.
Since January 12, 2016, only Internet Explorer 11 has official support for consumers; extended support for Internet Explorer 10 ended on January 31, 2020.
Microsoft announced in August 2020 that as of August 2021, web-based Microsoft 365 products will no longer support Internet Explorer, while Microsoft Teams ended support for IE earlier in November 2020.
Its usage share has since declined with the launch of Firefox (2004) and Google Chrome (2008), and with the growing popularity of mobile operating systems such as Android and iOS that do not support Internet Explorer. Estimates for Internet Explorer's market share in 2021 are about 0.81% across all platforms, or by StatCounter's numbers ranked 8th.
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