Original upload date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:08:23 GMT
In 1995, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates published a memo entitled "The Internet Tidal Wave." Gates outlined seven areas where Microsoft could increase its focus on internet features, including a web browser
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. The next year Microsoft launched its Internet Explorer web browser. Microsoft faced an antitrust lawsuit by the Department of Justice in 1998 during the height of the Browser Wars. Its Internet Explorer was quickly becoming the go-to web browser for the masses, but the U.S. government argued it stifled competition.
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How Microsoft Internet Explorer Almost Became The Default Browser
