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'''Internet Explorer''' is Microsoft's browser, which has been known to win the first browser war over Netscape, by bundling it with Windows. Thereafter they started implementing non-standard features, such as ActiveX, to keep out competitors in the second browser war. This has not stopped [[Firefox]] from gaining 21.53% of the market<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=1 Market share for browsers, by Net Applications]</ref> over a long (and still ongoing) battle.
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'''Internet Explorer''' ('''IE''') is Microsoft's browser, which has been known to win the first browser war over Netscape, by bundling it with Windows. Thereafter they started implementing non-standard features, such as ActiveX, to keep out competitors in the second browser war. IE is now down to about 60% in market share<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_market_share Browser market share article on Wikipedia]</ref>. June 26, 2000 - December 16, 2017
   
 
== Bookmarks ==
 
== Bookmarks ==

Latest revision as of 22:56, 3 September 2018

Internet Explorer (IE) is Microsoft's browser, which has been known to win the first browser war over Netscape, by bundling it with Windows. Thereafter they started implementing non-standard features, such as ActiveX, to keep out competitors in the second browser war. IE is now down to about 60% in market share[1]. June 26, 2000 - December 16, 2017

Bookmarks[]

In IE7 on Windows XP the bookmarks are placed by default in "c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites". This is the folder that needs to be included in a backup if necessary.


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