Then { -brand-name-microsoft } began shipping { -brand-name-ie } with their { -brand-name-windows } operating system. Within 4 years, it had 75% of the market and by 1999 it had 99% of the market. The company faced antitrust litigation over the move, and { -brand-name-netscape } decided to open source its codebase and created the not-for-profit <a href="{ $mozilla }">{ -brand-name-mozilla }</a>, which went on to create and release { -brand-name-firefox } in 2002. Realizing that having a browser monopoly wasn’t in the best interests of users and the open web, { -brand-name-firefox } was created to provide choice for web users. By 2010, { -brand-name-mozilla } { -brand-name-firefox } and others had <a href="{ $marketshare }">reduced { -brand-name-ie }’s market share to 50%</a>.

Kemudian { -brand-name-microsoft } mula menghantar { -brand-name-ie } bersama sistem operasi { -brand-name-windows } mereka. Dalam masa 4 tahun, ia telah memiliki 75% pasaran dan menjelang tahun 1999 ia telah memiliki 99% pasaran. Syarikat itu menghadapi litigasi antitrust atas tindakan tersebut dan { -brand-name-netscape } memutuskan untuk membuka sumber pangkalan kodnya dan mewujudkan <a href="{ $mozilla }">{ -brand-name-mozilla }</a> yang bukan untuk keuntungan, yang kemudiannya terus membuat dan mengeluarkan { -brand-name-firefox } pada tahun 2002. Atas kesedaran bahawa memonopoli pelayar tidak memberi faedah kepada pengguna dan web terbuka, { -brand-name-firefox } diwujudkan untuk memberi pilihan kepada pengguna web. Menjelang tahun 2010, { -brand-name-mozilla } { -brand-name-firefox } dan yang lain telah <a href="{ $marketshare }">mengurangkan bahagian pasaran { -brand-name-ie } kepada 50%</a>.