IE 4.0 sets up new battles

With the release of Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft's goal is to capture more than 50 percent of the browser market. But this isn't simply a software upgrade: The release is raising legal, financial, and technological issues. CNET's NEWS.COM examines these ramifications in this special coverage.

Latest developments
•	New Explorer finally here  update
•	IE users note NT install caveat
•	1 million IE downloads reported
•	Sun poking IE for Java compatibility  update
•	Sony, IE to browse on planes
•	Readers shun browser-OS integration   NEWS.COM Poll results
Wide impact of release
•	The problem of push  news analysis
•	Browser war affects advertising  news analysis
•	Antitrust questions dog Microsoft
•	IE 4.0: Better to wait for '98?
•	CompuServe cashes in on browser war
•	Some questions, answers  CNET Radio
Previous coverage
•	Policing Redmond's rise  special report
•	IE 4 gets ISP backing (September 17, 1997)
•	PC makers will bundle IE 4 (September 15, 1997)
•	Bug can crash IE 3, IE 4 (September 11, 1997)
•	IE beta bug risks hard disks (September 5, 1997)
•	Microsoft changes IE 4 (September 3, 1997)
•	Millions more may use IE (August 6, 1997)
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