From: "Robert G Lewis" 

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That explains it. I did get a retail package. I was wondering about why =
mine did not have IE as part of the OS when I kept seeing all the hoopla =
about IE being an integral part of the OS.

Bob Lewis
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e42a9bb{at}w3.nls.net...
     The original retail box did not.  The original OEM version did so =
if you had purchased a new computer from an OEM with Windows 95 =
preinstalled you would have had IE 1.0.  Not that it makes much =
difference.  Among those without an agenda, which excludes Mike Miller, =
IE usage started to take off at the same time users perceived that IE = was
better than the alternatives.

  Rich

    "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message =
news:3e42a2f9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Rich

    IE is a good browser. I think it was either ver 3 or 4 when it =
caught up with and then passed Netscape. However the original version of =
Windows 95 did not include IE as part of it. I still have the Windows 95 =
and separate IE cd's here somewhere. I think they added it to windows 95 =
rather quickly though.

    Bob Lewis
      "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e41b44e{at}w3.nls.net...
         Is reality too difficult for you, Mike, to accept that you must =
lie to feel good about yourself?

         Microsoft has stated on several occasions that Internet =
Explorer usage did not take off until IE improved.  There are plenty of =
reviews that show that this started with IE 3.0 and stengthened with IE =
4.0.  This coincides with when IE usage started to take off.  It does = not
coincided with IE 1.0 and Windows 95 where IE was introduced as an =
operating system component.

      Rich

        "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message =
news:ola34v8dkjgfhh4duv4kpm4vbce2eb2sgv{at}4ax.com...
        On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:16:44 -0000, "Adam Flinton" =

        wrote:

        Microsoft admitted that IE could not stand on its own merit, =
that it had to
        be bundled with Windows to become an ongoing product.

         /m

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That explains it. I did get a retail =
package. I was=20
wondering about why mine did not have IE as part of the OS when I kept = seeing=20
all the hoopla about IE being an integral part of the OS.
 
Bob Lewis

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e42a9bb{at}w3.nls.net...
     The
original retail box =
did=20
  not.  The original OEM version did so if you had purchased a new =
computer=20
  from an OEM with Windows 95 preinstalled you would have had IE =
1.0.  Not=20
  that it makes much difference.  Among those without an agenda, =
which=20
  excludes Mike Miller, IE usage started to take off at the same time =
users=20
  perceived that IE was better than the alternatives.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Robert G Lewis" <r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net>">mailto:r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net">r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net>
=
wrote in=20
    message news:3e42a2f9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Rich
     
    IE is a good browser. I think it =
was either ver=20
    3 or 4 when it caught up with and then passed Netscape. However the =
original=20
    version of Windows 95 did not include IE as part of it. I still have =
the=20
    Windows 95 and separate IE cd's here somewhere. I think they added =
it to=20
    windows 95 rather quickly though.
     
    Bob Lewis
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e41b44e{at}w3.nls.net...
         Is
reality too =
difficult for=20
      you, Mike, to accept that you must lie to feel good about=20
      yourself?
       
        
Microsoft has stated =
on several=20
      occasions that Internet Explorer usage did not take off until IE=20
      improved.  There are plenty of reviews that show that this =
started=20
      with IE 3.0 and stengthened with IE 4.0.  This coincides with =
when IE=20
      usage started to take off.  It does not coincided with IE 1.0 =
and=20
      Windows 95 where IE was introduced as an operating system=20
      component.
       
      Rich
       
      
        "Mike '/m'" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message=20
        news:ola34v8dkjg=
fhh4duv4kpm4vbce2eb2sgv{at}4ax.com...On=20
        Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:16:44 -0000, "Adam Flinton" <adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>=">mailto:adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com">adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>=
wrote:Microsoft=20
        admitted that IE could not stand on its own merit, that it had =
tobe=20
        bundled with Windows to become an ongoing=20
      =
product. /m

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