# Internet Explorer

Closed (down). Founded 1995-08-16. Closed 2022-06-15.
Site: [microsoft.com](https://microsoft.com)

1995 to 2022. ActiveX, quirks mode, and a generation of 'best viewed in'.

## Why it lasted
- It won the First Browser War by being the Windows default. That is a long clock.

## Near deaths
- Firefox, then Chrome. IE became the thing you needed for the old payroll site.

## What would finish it
- Microsoft, 15 Jun 2022, in favor of Edge. The intranet finally had to move.

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