About Internet Explorer for Mac Internet Explorer for Mac, a.k.a. Internet Explorer:mac or Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, was a proprietary but free-of-charge web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows, however later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the Tasman rendering engine. As a result of the five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on Mac OS before it was replaced by Apple owned Safari web browser. Internet Explorer remained available for the Mac OS until January 31, 2006. No major updates had been released since March 27, 2000 aside from bug fixes and updates to take advantage of new features in Mac OS X. Internet Explorer Features • Auto-complete in the address bar responds to typing partial URLs or page titles, searches favorites and history • Go menu allows access to the persistent global browser history • CSS support • Text zoom allows the user to resize text on any page, regardless of how text size is specified • Scrapbook feature lets the user archive any page in its current state.

• Auction Manager feature automatically tracks eBay auctions. • Print Preview functionality allowing for adjustment of the font-size from within the preview pane. Internet Exploreris property of Microsoft Inc., Updates.

Use Internet Explorer 11 in Mac OS X. Check How to download Microsoft Internet Explorer for MAC. Browse Web pages and find information on the Internet. Internet Explorer is Microsoft's popular Internet browser. It has a multitude of features including the ability to browse site's offline, check for when sites have been updated last, supports cascading style sheets (CSS) positioning which lets Net developers to position HTML elements anywhere on a Web page.

Microsoft on Friday officially dropped development of Internet Explorer for Macintosh. The company's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) will release an update for the OS X version of the browser on Monday that will have security and performance enhancements, but no new features. Microsoft said it would continue to support Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac for the foreseeable future, but development of the browser has been discontinued. Any future updates to the browser will only contain maintenance or security fixes, no new features. 'Support for IE 5 is not ending, but we will no longer be developing future versions of Internet Explorer,' Jessica Sommer Product Manager for MacBU told MacCentral.

Microsoft is discontinuing development for Internet Explorer in part because of Apple's new Web browser, Safari. Apple is in a unique position of having unfettered access to the operating system that no other developer has.

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'The feedback we're getting from our customers and the features they're asking for is all pointing to Apple and Safari,' said Sommer. 'Apple has better resources because they have Safari and the operating system.' Despite the fact that Internet Explorer development has stopped, Sommer said the rest of Microsoft's Mac product line is safe, saying the company is working hard on the next version of Office and many other products. 'We are working diligently on the next version of Office -- these [IE and Office] are not connected in any way. Office is still intact and going strong -- there are no plans to stop development on Office for Mac even after the next version is released.' Microsoft remains committed to the Mac, Sommer said, noting the recent release of MSN for Mac OS X and future updates to other products that are in the works.

'Microsoft and the MacBU continue to be committed to the Mac platform. We are excited about the new versions of products coming out like Office, Virtual PC, Messenger and MSN for Mac OS X.

Our commitment hasn't wavered, it's just a matter of doing what's right to meet customer needs.' An Apple representative was not immediately available for comment on the decision. This story, 'Microsoft drops development of Internet Explorer for Mac' was originally published.