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IE Unix

Internet Explorer for UNIX was a version of the Internet Explorer web browser that was available free of charge and produced by Microsoft for use in the X Window System on Solaris and HP-UX. Development ended with a version of Internet Explorer 5 in 2001, and its support was completely discontinued in 2002.

History

Disappearance

The homepage for IE for Unix was removed from Microsoft's website in the third quarter of 2002 without explanation, replaced with the message: We sincerely apologize, but Internet Explorer technologies for UNIX are no longer available for download."[1] It was noted, however, that while the homepage had been removed, the actual download page remained up for a time. Microsoft's PR firm said that "low customer demand for this download did not justify the resources required for continued development."[2]

After the discontinuation of IE for UNIX, the Mac OS port of IE would be the last browser Microsoft released for a UNIX-related platform until the release of Microsoft Edge for macOS and Linux in 2020.

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References

  1. ↑ "Internet Explorer for UNIX Home Page". Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002. 
  2. ↑ Lynch, Jim (October 3, 2002). "Opinion: Who killed IE for Unix?". ExtremeTech. Archived from the original on February 28, 2006. 

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