Internet Explorer 5.0 was praised at the time for being "polished and fast," effectively ironing out the performance issues found in IE 4.0. By early 2000, the IE5 family held more than , which climbed to over 80% by the time its successor, IE6, was released in late 2001. Core Features and Technical Innovations
SP2 finalized the object that would eventually become the backbone of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). In 2000, few noticed. But when Gmail and Google Maps launched in 2004, they were piggybacking on technology that reached maturity in IE 5.0 SP2. Netscape 6 (released in 2000) had no such object. microsoft internet explorer 5.0sp2
To web developers, IE 5.0 SP2 was the real turning point. While the public saw "stability," developers saw the future. Internet Explorer 5
Support for Internet Explorer 5 ended many years ago. Microsoft officially retired all versions of Internet Explorer in June 2022. In 2000, few noticed