Internetexplorer

Internet Explorer (formerly known as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer; abbreviated as IE or MSIE) is a web browser developed by Microsoft and was released on August 24, 1995, alongside Windows 95. It was Microsoft's main browser, until Microsoft Edge was released, which became a successor to Internet Explorer. It was discontinued on June 15, 2022. 
== History==
===Pre-beginning===
Internet Explorer was started by Thomas Reardon in 1994.
In 1996, Microsoft was sued by SyNet Inc. for trademark infringement, claiming ownership of the name "Internet Explorer."https://web.archive.org/web/20160101041746/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-sued-by-minnow-over-internet-explorer-name/ Microsoft settled the lawsuit for $5 million.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-settles-ie-suit-for-5m/
===Beginning===
On August 24, 1995, Internet Explorer was released alongside Windows 95.
===YouTube===
Internet Explorer launched its YouTube Channel on May 5, 2006, and began uploading videos in 2010. Its last video, "Make a hosted web app in under a minute!", was uploaded in May 2015. 
====ie8videos====
On August 25, 2008, Internet Explorer created a new channel called "ie8videos", a portmanteau of "Internet Explorer 8 Videos", which redirects users to the official channel if you try to go onto the channel.https://www.youtube.com/@ie8videos
===Discontinuation===
Microsoft Edge, officially launched in January 2015 as "Project Spartan,"https://web.archive.org/web/20150122190033/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2015/01/22/project-spartan-and-the-windows-10-january-preview-build.aspxhttps://www.theverge.com/2015/1/27/7925007/microsoft-project-spartan-browser-extensions was announced as the default browser in Windows 10 on April 29, 2015.https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/29/technology/microsoft-edge-windows-build/index.html However, Internet Explorer remained the default web browser on the Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel and Windows Server until 2021.https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/17/8230631/microsoft-is-killing-off-the-internet-explorer-brandhttps://web.archive.org/web/20191210085938/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-work/whats-new-wip-at-work-1809https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/whats-new-windows-10-2021https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/whats-new-in-windows-server-2022
In February 2019, Microsoft's Chief of Security, Chris Jackson, recommended users of the browser to stop using it and instead use Edge as the alternative. Various websites started to Remove Internet Explorer from their list of supported browsers.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/the-perils-of-using-internet-explorer-as-your-default-browser/ba-p/331732#
On June 15, 2022, Internet Explorer was discontinued on Windows 10 and replaced with Microsoft Edge. Other versions of Windows will still use Internet Explorer all the way until January 13, 2032.
==Trivia ==
*Internet Explorer's name until version 6, was Microsoft Internet Explorer and version 7 to 9's name was Windows Internet Explorer.
==References==
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