[HAL9000]

Because Microsoft never released a version of IE for Mac OS X, Mac users were frozen out of ActiveX-based Web sites, making many SaaS (software as a service) offerings and enterprise-app Web clients off limits to the Mac.

Actually, Internet Explorer was available for Mac OS X for a while, without much support for ActiveX. Nobody misses it today.

[Biggirl]

Also because Mac wanted to promote Safari bigtime on the Mac. I just got it updated on my PowerMacPC, which is one of the first duel processors to come out. I have on Classic 9 the IE but I do not use that browser much unless very much needed. Also I have the Firefox browser.

[Sunnyflorida]

“Actually, Internet Explorer was available for Mac OS X for a while, without much support for ActiveX. Nobody misses it today. “

I do. I miss the hell out of IE. Both me and my spouse have jobs and businesses that require the use of IE. I have VMware and parallels on all my Macs. It sucks. I really miss IE support for Macs - big time. And it is my bone to pick with AAPL.