*IE* or _Internet Explorer_ is a [[license:proprietary|proprietary]] [[web browser]] from [[Microsoft]].

While IE is one of the most popular web browsers in many demographics, it is also one of the worst web browsers to support web standards, much to the consternation of web developers.

Microsoft dissolved the internet explorer development team after driving the rival Netscape out of business, however from the ashes of the Netscape browser has risen the Phoenix, later renamed [[Firefox]] project that has eaten into IE's popularity. In response, Microsoft ressurrected IE development and a new version, IE7 is currently in beta testing.