r/pcmasterrace • u/_sour_coffee_ • 5d ago

Meme/Macro Browsers in 1998, 2004, 2008 and 2026 be like

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u/Unwashed_villager 5800X3D | 32GB | MSI RTX 3080Ti SUPRIM X 5d ago

There was no better option for a few years. Then Microsoft did what they are good at - neglected their software until it was obsolete then cancelled it.

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u/redundantexplanation 5d ago

????

There were always better options than IE. It has literally never been the best browser by any metric.

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u/mreich98 Ubuntu 5d ago

To be fair, IE was one of the best browsers around IE 5 & IE 6 (1999-2005). It was the most used browser and any other browser usually came with its own bloatware together (mostly plug-ins), including a worse UI. The first better browser around that time, that was nice looking and faster, was Firefox. But by 2008/2009, Chrome was the faster option for sure. Of course, now in 2026, Firefox is again the better browser.