At that time Microsoft's own IE 5 for Mac Yes, it was better but it didn’t really count, as Apple just emerged from its near-death experience and Steve Jobs cu

At that time Microsoft's own IE 5 for Mac Yes, it was better but it didn’t really count, as Apple just emerged from its near-death experience and Steve Jobs cut the deal with MSFT to make IE 5 the default browser for the Mac. Apple’s marketshare was tiny back then and many people in the industry didn’t think Apple would be relevant much longer. Ironically, after the 5-year deal had expired, Apple shipped Safari 1.0, which was better than the vaunted IE 5 for Mac.