Internet Explorer 6

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) is a retired web browser developed by Microsoft for Windows operating systems. Released on August 24, 2001, it is the sixth version of Internet Explorer and the successor to Internet Explorer 5. Unlike prior releases, this version requires Windows NT 4.0 SP6a and does not work on Windows 95. Despite dominating market share (attaining a peak of 90% in mid-2004), this version of Internet Explorer has been widely criticized for its security issues and lack of support for modern web standards, making frequent appearances in "worst tech products of all time" lists, with PC World labeling it "the least secure software on the planet". In 2004, Mozilla finalized Firefox to rival IE6, and it became highly popular and acclaimed for its security, add-ons, speed and other modern features such as tabbed browsing. Microsoft planned to fix these issues in Internet Explorer 7 by June–August 2005, but it was delayed until an October 2006 release, over 5 years after IE6 debuted. Because a substantial percentage of the web audience still used the outdated browser (especially in China), campaigns were established in the late 2000s to encourage users to upgrade to newer versions of Internet Explorer or switch to different browsers. Some websites dropped support for IE6 entirely, most notably of which was Google dropping support in some of its services in March 2010. According to Microsoft's modern.ie website, as of August 2015, 3.1% of users in China and less than 1% in other countries were using IE6. It was the last version to be called Microsoft Internet Explorer before its name was changed to Windows Internet Explorer starting with the release of Internet Explorer 7. It is the last version of Internet Explorer released for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and Windows Me, and Windows 2000...