Ruh Roh, since I’m still on XP, what will I do without Internet Explorer?
This announcement doesn't take away whatever you're using. It just means that those versions are no longer supported or available for upgrading. Since XP hasn't been supported for a long while, this is of little consequence to you -- they already hung you out to dry, so to speak.
So your chances of upgrading your version of IE are essentially nil. What version of IE are you using now? Hope you like what you've got... :-)