Microsoft Unveils Internet Explorer for Mac OS X Microsoft Unveils Internet Explorer for Mac OS X Paul Jones
At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2000 this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated Microsoft Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition for Mac OS X, calling it "a very, very good browser" and saying "we're thrilled by it." Microsoft's new browser--a version of the company's Internet Explorer technology designed specifically for the newest implementation of the Macintosh operating system--will ship beginning today on the latest developer release of Apple’s Mac OS X.
"With this Preview release [of Mac OS X], developers now have everything they need to make killer applications for Mac OS X," Jobs said. "We are incredibly pleased at the support we are getting from many of the world’s best software developers for Mac OS X, the future of the Mac platform."
Mac OS X features a modern Unix-based operating system with protected memory, symmetric multiprocessing, pre-emptive multitasking, traditional Macintosh ease of use and support for classic Macintosh applications. Mac OS X also features the new "Aqua" user interface (UI), which supports an improved graphics system that infuses the UI with color, depth, translucence, motion, and dynamic photo-quality icons.
