Launched in 1995, the browser trails Chrome and Firefox in several regions, and a name change could potentially contribute to the fresh start needed to reconquer market share.
In response to a question on whether Microsoft had considered renaming its browser, Sampson wrote: "It's been suggested internally; I remember a particularly long e-mail thread where numerous people were passionately debating it.
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