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Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer
https://techxplore.com ^ | MAY 21, 2021 | Staff

Posted on 05/21/2021 11:15:30 AM PDT by Red Badger

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari.

"We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge," the company said in a blog post Wednesday, referring to its other browser.

"Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications," Microsoft said.

People ribbed Internet Explorer in tweets on Thursday.

"RIP Internet Explorer, I never used it, but after it dies we can't make fun of it anymore," wrote someone with the handle Arcader UwU.

"I still fondly remember how I used it to download Chrome on every new Windows system," said Hrishikesh Pardeshi.

"This browser might seem old and outdated nowadays, but back in the day, everyone needed it. RIP Internet Explorer 1995-2022," said someone called TheCool_ColdMan.

Microsoft said that as of June 15, 2022 Internet Explorer will be retired and no longer be supported by the company.

But Internet Explorer-based websites and applications will work with Edge at least until 2029, Microsoft said, because many organizations have websites based on the now-doomed browser.

Chrome, Google's browser, controls 65 percent of the market, said Statscounter. Safari, created by Apple and available on Apple computers and devices, is second with nearly a 19 percent market share as of April of this year.

Firefox and Edge are in third and fourth place with 3.59 percent and 3.39 percent respectively.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Technical; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: aol; apple; chat; chrome; edge; firefox; google; internetexplorer; microsoft; netscape; safari; statscounter; windows; windowspinglist
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1 posted on 05/21/2021 11:15:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker; dayglored; CodeToad

RI-PING!..............


2 posted on 05/21/2021 11:16:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Red Badger
Well...we still have Clippy.
3 posted on 05/21/2021 11:19:03 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Red Badger

Thank goodness.


4 posted on 05/21/2021 11:19:21 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: Red Badger

Why? Did it cheat on it’s wife, too?


5 posted on 05/21/2021 11:23:18 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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To: Red Badger

About damned time!


6 posted on 05/21/2021 11:23:28 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Red Badger

Internet Explorer (resentfully referred to as IE, pronounced “AIEEEEEE!”), now available EXCLUSIVELY on Zune!


7 posted on 05/21/2021 11:24:25 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Red Badger

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer,
= = =

Oh, Has Internet Explorer been caught fooling around with the help?

Will it want a divorce settlement?


8 posted on 05/21/2021 11:24:44 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: Billthedrill

Clippy be dead.....................


9 posted on 05/21/2021 11:24:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Severance pkg, retirement bennies?


10 posted on 05/21/2021 11:24:55 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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11 posted on 05/21/2021 11:26:10 AM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Red Badger
Will the new browser be compatible with my Windows 98 machine? I sure hope so as I really can’t afford to upgrade to Windows Me.


12 posted on 05/21/2021 11:27:05 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Veggie Todd

ooooooooooooooh sh1t!!! /snort

yea, it was exploring other venues


13 posted on 05/21/2021 11:27:23 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Edge is being asked for child support payments to end to IE.


14 posted on 05/21/2021 11:27:57 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: proust

https://netscape-browser.en.softonic.com/


15 posted on 05/21/2021 11:28:19 AM PDT by algore
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To: proust

I recently went with Win10 staying with the Brave browser but MS sure is pushing Edge.


16 posted on 05/21/2021 11:29:00 AM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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To: Red Badger
"I still fondly remember how I used it to download Chrome on every new Windows system,"

That made me laugh.

17 posted on 05/21/2021 11:30:41 AM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: Red Badger

LOL. They lost an anti-trust suit over it 25 or so years ago, and now they discontinue it.

Now if only the DOJ would go after Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and ATT. Maybe a few others. Absolutely predatory, anti-competitive companies. So is Starbucks fwiw and imho, but they have already pretty much won. Still, wouldn’t mind at all if they broke them up too.


18 posted on 05/21/2021 11:31:42 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Red Badger

Netscape was first.


19 posted on 05/21/2021 11:33:15 AM PDT by Revel
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To: Red Badger

Bu-By!

Never use it, use Microsoft Edge even LESS!

Brave & Chrome.


20 posted on 05/21/2021 11:33:53 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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