Microsoft kills Internet Explorer: Take a look at its brief history

Microsoft is shutting down its iconic web browser, Internet Explorer, today. The web browser was launched back in 1995 on Windows 95. At the time, connecting to the internet involved dial-up connections. For the longest time, IE was the sole way to browse the internet. However, as technological evolution picked up pace, Internet Explorer failed to compete. Ultimately in 2016, Microsoft decided to stop developing IE to focus on Edge. Today, as we bid adieu to Internet Explorer, let’s take a quick walk through its history.

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Internet Explorer in 1995

Microsoft launched Internet Explorer on August 16, 1995, as an add-on package for Windows 95. Later, it was included on Windows 95-powered PCs. The original version used source code from Spyglass’ Mosaic, which was an early commercial web browser connected with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Microsoft released Internet Explorer 2 for Windows 95 and Windows NT the same year.

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Internet Explorer in 1996

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 2 for Apple Macintosh and Windows 3.1 on April 23, 1996. Then on August 13, 1996, the company rolled out Internet Explorer 3 for Microsoft Windows.

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