[Am-info] Internet Explorer consigned to the Trash

[Mitch Stone]

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=43191

Internet Explorer consigned to the Trash

Roz Ho, the general manager of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, has 
confirmed that no future versions of Internet Explorer will be released 
for the Mac.

Ho says that the decision has been made to make way for Apple's own 
Safari browser. 'Some of the key customer requests for web browsing on 
the Mac require close development between the browser and the OS, 
something to which only Apple has access,' she explained.

Rumours have been circulating for several weeks about the possible 
demise of Internet Explorer (IE) on the Mac, following Microsoft's 
decision to phase out standalone versions of IE for Windows.

'As part of the OS (operating system), IE will continue to evolve, but 
there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final 
standalone installation,' Microsoft's Brian Countryman said in a recent 
interview.

Ho confirmed, however, that the company would continue to support 
Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac for the foreseeable future.

The full text of the interview with Roz Ho will appear in MacUser 
magazine, Vol 19 No 13, dated 27 June.