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Internet Explorer

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Internet Browser

The Resume

    (July 1995-June 15, 2022)
    Derived from Spyglass Mosaic
    Integrated with Microsoft Windows 98 (1997)
    Most widely used web browser with an 85% usage share (as of 2005)
    AKA I.E.
    I.E. 1.0 - July 1995
    I.E. 2.0 - November 1995
    I.E. 3.0 - August 1996
    I.E. 4.0 - 1997
    I.E. 5.0 - September 1998
    I.E. 6.0 - 2000

Why Internet Explorer might be annoying:

    It did not break any new ground when it was first released.
    It is considered the least secure major web browser by computer security experts.
    It owes most of its large market share to being a default browser for Windows.
    Because it comes free with Windows, it launched a monopoly lawsuit (United States v. Microsoft).
    Microsoft argues that Windows cannot run without Internet Explorer installed, even though that was proven untrue.
    Its size is considerably larger than other web browsers.
    It shares its name with a large Ford SUV.

Why Internet Explorer might not be annoying:

    It comes free with Windows.
    It allows newbies to get onto the Internet easily without much hassle.
    It has by far the biggest financial backing of any web browser.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 87 Votes: 80.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 103 Votes: 63.11% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 67.39% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 305 Votes: 73.11% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1245 Votes: 69.80% Annoying