User upgrades from Internet Explorer 1.0 to 9.0
updated 02:55 pm EDT, Thu March 17, 2011
Video goes through IE 1.0 through to 9.0
To celebrate the recent launch of Internet Explorer 9.0, YouTube user TheRasteri has posted a near nine-minute video that gives a historical overview of all the browsers that came before it, down to IE 1.0. The homage is full of historical references and landmarks but does give IE9 credit for its improvements in speed, visual simplicity and added features.
Microsoft's bumpy road to IE 9, including its market dominance among browsers, the six-year wait between IE 6 and IE 7 and the fact Windows 95 shipped with Internet Explorer preloaded that triggered the long-running antitrust lawsuit, are also noted. Netscape is mentioned early on, with Microsoft getting credit for pushing it out of the market. Also comical is Internet Explorer 1.0's score of 93 out of 100 in the Acid test, handily beating out most newer versions of the browser.
