Internet+Explorer+(IE)

== =Internet Explorer=

Internet Explorer is Microsoft's browser for the World Wide Web. IE provides the user with the ability to browse, email, and collaborate with multimedia features from around the web. IE is the most used browser in the world.

=History=

1995: Internet Explorer 1.0 1995: Internet Explorer 2.0 1996: Internet Explorer 3.0 1997: Internet Explorer 4.0
 * In response to public interest Microsoft releases IE 1.0 as an add-on to Windows 95
 * In November, Microsoft releases a cross platform browser that supports Macintosh
 * A new set of Internet technologies that offered Web developers and designers more power to design and secure their websites were incorporated into this release
 * August 1996, a completely redesigned and rebuilt IE technology that is considered revolutionary is released.
 * A significant move forward for designers and developers.
 * Addition of DHTML brought forwarded the next age of web design
 * Webpages became more interactive

1998: Internet Explorer 5 2001: Internet Explorer 6
 * September 1998, IE 5 is released
 * DHTML capabilities are expanded giving developers the capability to create more interactive webpages
 * Released with Windows XP
 * Implementation of Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) tools

=IE loses more market share=

Internet Explorer is losing more market share in the browser market as smaller competitors are becoming more dominant. In 2004, Microsoft's browser drops below 90% in market share in Europe for the first time in years, with Mozilla's Firefox browser gaining over 5.5% in market share. In 2005, Microsoft gained back its shares and stopped Firefox from rising as IE went from 86.56% to 87.2%. As of January 2006, Internet Explorer is still the leading browser with 85.31% of the market share, followed by Firefox with 9.5% of the market share.

=Future of IE=

Microsoft is planning to do a major update on Internet Explorer with the release of [|Windows Vista]. No major updates have been done to Explorer since the release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, and no major updates have been done to IE MAC since the first OS X (many Mac users have switched over to Mozilla because IE on Mac is outdated).

=See Also=

[|Apple Safari] Mozilla Firefox [|Netscape Navigator] [|The Mozilla Project]

"Browser Market Share for January, 2006." __Market Share__. 28 Feb. 2006. 27 Feb. 2006 http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0.
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Perez, Juan C. "Firefox lost market share in July to Internet Explorer." __ComputerWorld__. 12 Aug. 2005. 27 Feb. 2006 .

Windows History. 27 Feb. 2006. <[|www.microsoft.com/windows/winhistoryie.mspx]>

Wolfgang, Gruener. "Internet Explorer market share drops below 90 percent in Europe." __TG Daily__. 3 Dec. 2004. 27 Feb. 2006 http://www.tgdaily.com/2004/12/03/internet_explorer_market_share_drops_below_90_percent_in_europe/.

Image Courtesy of: [|www.microsoft.com/internetexplorer]