Changes

A year later Microsoft launched ''Internet Explorer 3.0'', which in 6 hours was downloaded by over 30,000 people and a million in a week. Mew features were included such as Email, a online address book, and the browser was able to Display [[Jpg]] and [[GIF]] Files, play MIDI sound files and stream Audio without a separate program and increased support for Web Designing. In October 1997, ''Internet Explorer 4.0'' was released, and featured vastly increased web design capability, allowing pages to become more dynamic in style (such as the ability to drag items on the screen or display drop down lists).

A year later Microsoft launched ''Internet Explorer 3.0'', which in 6 hours was downloaded by over 30,000 people and a million in a week. Mew features were included such as Email, a online address book, and the browser was able to Display [[Jpg]] and [[GIF]] Files, play MIDI sound files and stream Audio without a separate program and increased support for Web Designing. In October 1997, ''Internet Explorer 4.0'' was released, and featured vastly increased web design capability, allowing pages to become more dynamic in style (such as the ability to drag items on the screen or display drop down lists).

In March of 1999, ''Internet Explorer 5.0'' was released, and largely focused on increasing web design capability and personalization, such as apps for Economics or a Internet Radio. 2 years later with the release of [[Windows XP]] in 2001, ''Internet Explorer 6.0'' came onto the scene with a focus on Internet Security and User Privacy, allowing a user to decide what amount of Privacy they wanted on the Internet. For many younger Readers, this will ussualy be the first Internet Browser they had experience with.

In March of 1999, ''Internet Explorer 5.0'' was released, and largely focused on increasing web design capability and personalization, such as apps for Economics or a Internet Radio. 2 years later with the release of [[Windows XP]] in 2001, ''Internet Explorer 6.0'' came onto the scene with a focus on Internet Security and User Privacy, allowing a user to decide what amount of Privacy they wanted on the Internet. For many younger Readers, this will ussualy be the first Internet Browser they had experience with. However, since it's release the Browser has begun to show it's age, being one of the most insecure choices for internet browsing available<ref>http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/03/07/microsoft-begs-users-to-stop-running-ie6/</ref>, with even microsoft itself asking users to abandon it for newer versions.  

5 years after the release of IE 6, Microsoft released ''Internet Explorer 7.0'' which had a focus on both increased Security and personalization. Of note in the changes was the inclusion of Tabbed browsing, which allowed more then one internet page to be open in one browser, a feature popularized by other browsers such as [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] Three ears later, ''Internet Explorer 8.0'' was released, again with improvements to Security and a focus on increasing Browsing speed.  

5 years after the release of IE 6, Microsoft released ''Internet Explorer 7.0'' which had a focus on both increased Security and personalization. Of note in the changes was the inclusion of Tabbed browsing, which allowed more then one internet page to be open in one browser, a feature popularized by other browsers such as [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] Three years later, ''Internet Explorer 8.0'' was released, again with improvements to Security and a focus on increasing Browsing speed.  

The latest version of the software, ''Internet Explorer 9.0'' was released in 2011 and builds on the previous versions Security ability and improving speed and look, while losing the ability to be used on a Windows XP or prior. It is designed for use by modern computers and includes increased customization and personalization features. <ref>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/products/history</ref>

The latest version of the software, ''Internet Explorer 9.0'' was released in 2011 and builds on the previous versions Security ability and improving speed and look, while losing the ability to be used on a Windows XP or prior. It is designed for use by modern computers and includes increased customization and personalization features. <ref>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/products/history</ref>