• • • • • • • • • • • Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly referred to as Explorer and abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of developed by and included in the line of, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package that year.

Later versions were available as free downloads, or in, and included in the (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. Outlook 2016 for mac export crashing. The browser is discontinued, but still.

Internet Explorer was one of the most widely used web browsers, attaining a peak of about 95% by 2003. This came after Microsoft used bundling to win the against, which was the dominant browser in the 1990s. Its usage share has since declined with the launch of (2004) and (2008), and with the growing popularity of operating systems such as and that do not run Internet Explorer. Estimates for Internet Explorer's market share or by StatCounter's numbers ranked 6th, while on desktop, the only platform it's ever had significant share (i.e. Excluding mobile and ) it's ranked 3rd at 6.01%, just after Firefox (others place IE 2nd with 9.48% just ahead of), as of October 2018 (browser market share is notoriously difficult to calculate). Games and websites for girls. Microsoft spent over US$100 million per year on Internet Explorer in the late 1990s, with over 1,000 people involved in the project by 1999.

Versions of Internet Explorer for other operating systems have also been produced, including an version called Internet Explorer for Xbox and for platforms Microsoft no longer supports: and ( and ), and an embedded OEM version called Pocket Internet Explorer, later rebranded made for,, and previously, based on Internet Explorer 7 for. On March 17, 2015, Microsoft announced that would replace Internet Explorer as the default browser on its devices. This effectively makes the last release (however IE 10 and 9 also receive security updates as of 2018).

Internet Explorer 9, free and safe download. Internet Explorer 9 latest version: Microsoft's browser is becoming more up-to-date. The classic Microsoft browser. Sep 18, 2010  Internet Explorer 9 for Mac Sep 18, 2010 - 42 Comments The Internet Explorer 9 beta is out now for testing, and a reader sent in this picture which is sure to disappoint Mac users all over: Internet Explorer 9 is not available to download for Mac, its for Windows Vista and 7 only.

Internet Explorer, however, remains on Windows 10 primarily for enterprise purposes. Since January 12, 2016, only Internet Explorer 11 has been supported. Support varies based on the operating system's technical capabilities and its support lifecycle.