Internet Explorer became the center of an antitrust lawsuit from the United States in 1998, the same year it started shipping with Windows and became the most-used web browser worldwide. While Microsoft battled in the courtroom, a new version was released for Windows, and the Mac browser had its swan song.

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Videos:
• https://youtu.be/m_2m1qdqieE?t=331

Sources:
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-27-fi-43478-story.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/12/business/us-witness-says-browser-split-is-feasible.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1999/02/03/microsoft-evidence-backfires/f3ee9f7a-1184-4411-8a8d-fc1e9b6ef9f6/
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/microsoft-tries-to-explain-trial-glitch/
• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/11/biztech/articles/10demo.html
• https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/11/biztech/articles/10demo.html
• https://news.microsoft.com/1999/03/18/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-5-passport-to-the-global-online-community/
• http://jimmy.grew.al/macie5-twentieth-anniversary/
• https://twitter.com/jimmyg/status/1213810286077054977
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1998/10/01/microsofts-web-browser-overtakes-netscapes/385a60e8-3e7e-43b6-9700-8710f178278c/

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