Today in 1996, Microsoft released the Internet Explorer web browser to compete with Netscape’s popular Navigator browser.
On May 26, 1995, Bill Gates wrote a memo to Microsoft employees, telling them that the internet is "the most important single development to come along since the IBM PC was introduced in 1981… The next few years are going to be very exciting as we tackle these challenges and opportunities. The Internet is a tidal wave.”
Internet Explorer market share peaked at 95% in 2004 and went down to about 3% market share in 2019. See TDID May 18, What “Market Dominance”?