With the release of IE6 Service Pack 1 in 2003, Microsoft announced that future upgrades to Internet Explorer would come only through future upgrades to Windows, stating that "further improvements to IE will require enhancements to the underlying OS."
Med udgivelsen af IE6 Service Pack 1 i 2003 meddelte Microsoft, at fremtidige opgraderinger til Internet Explorer kun ville komme via fremtidige opgraderinger af Windows, som at "yderligere forbedringer til Internet Explorer vil kræve forbedringer af det underliggende OS."