Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome came out, proving to be more popular options for most users. It was also around this time that competition started to pick up. This version was unfortunately riddled with bugs and security issues, which caused a lot of problems with users. The web browser reached its peak popularity between 20 with Versions 3.0 to 6.0.īut then, Internet Explorer Version 6.0 came along. At the time of its release, it also had to compete with the Netscape browser, which had a 90% market share. This led to the creation of the very first version of Internet Explorer in 1995, which Microsoft had installed as part of its Microsoft OS. Spyglass Mosaic is a licensed version of the Mosaic browser created by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Internet Explorer came about when a Microsoft executive purchased licensed source code for Spyglass Mosaic in 1995. A Look Back on the History of Internet Explorer Photo by Microsoft via Microsoft Official Website
