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How Internet Explorer Went from #1 to Dead

🪦 Wow, Really? 

Once the king of the web, now the punchline of every browser joke. What happened to Internet Explorer?
The Browser That Time Forgot

For years, Internet Explorer (IE) was the default way millions browsed the internet. If you grew up in the early 2000s, chances are you downloaded Firefox or Chrome using IE — and never went back.

So… how did the once-mighty browser fall from grace?

🏁 It Started as a Microsoft Power Move

  • Internet Explorer launched in 1995, bundled with Windows 95.
  • By the early 2000s, it controlled over 90% of the web browser market.
  • Microsoft crushed competitors like Netscape by pre-installing IE on every Windows PC.

But that dominance was also its downfall…

🐢 Then… It Got Really, Really Slow

IE stopped innovating while rivals like Firefox and Chrome blazed ahead.

Users got frustrated with:

  • 🐌 Sluggish performance
  • 🐛 Security holes
  • 🚫 Broken websites

IE became the browser you only used to download a better browser.

⚖️ Microsoft vs. The World

  • Microsoft got sued for monopoly abuse in the U.S. and EU for bundling IE with Windows.
  • Regulators forced Microsoft to give users a “browser choice” in Europe.
  • This opened the door for competitors to take back market share.

🔥 Chrome Took Over — Fast

  • Google Chrome launched in 2008 and was everything IE wasn’t:
    • 💨 Fast
    • 🔒 Secure
    • 🧩 Extensible with plugins

It didn’t take long before Chrome became the new king of the browser world.

⚰️ The End of IE (Officially)

  • Microsoft stopped supporting Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022.
  • Windows 11 no longer includes IE at all.
  • The official successor? Microsoft Edge — but powered by Google’s Chromium engine.

You can still find IE… kind of — buried deep in “IE Mode” inside Edge, mostly for businesses that rely on legacy systems.

🧟‍♂️ Final Meme-Worthy Moment

IE became so slow, the joke was:
“It’s the best browser for downloading Chrome.”

Or… “It’s dead. But it’s still loading that page from 2003.”
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