Internet Explorer slowly gained market share throughout 1995 and 1996, with the release of two major updates and a slew of corporate partnerships. Behind closed doors, Microsoft fought against PC makers that wanted to support IE's main competitor, Netscape Navigator.

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Sources:

• https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29919

• https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/old-software/web-browsers

• https://winworldpc.com/product/internet-explorer

• https://news.microsoft.com/1996/05/29/microsoft-internet-explorer-3-0-beta-now-available/

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107368886/microsoft-wins-the-latest-bout-with/

• https://books.google.com/books?id=zDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90#v=onepage&q&f=false

• https://www.wired.com/1996/11/will-activex-threaten-national-security/