Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after nearly 30 years of service – IOTW Report

Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after nearly 30 years of service

JTN:

Internet Explorer, the longtime web browser that led countless users onto the early Internet on Microsoft operating systems, is officially no longer compatible with Windows, the company announced this week.

In a blog post on Microsoft’s website, Sean Lyndersay—the general manager to the Windows web browser Microsoft Edge Enterprise—explained the decision by nothing that “the web has evolved and so have browsers.”  more

17 Comments on Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after nearly 30 years of service

  1. The problem with edge it’s size & the fact it can uninstalled or disabled after it’s first update. MS doesn’t list it’s size. I think it is 1.5 to 2 GB in Windows 11. Chrome based browser. I will be experimenting on at least disabling it on a fresh install.

  2. “30 years of service”

    In this instance, the correct word is “disservice.”

    (The object of this comment is to point out that an instance of a structure does not imply that a suitable container exists for the object for which it is possible to enumerate the properties of said object. General Protection Fault!! Your computer has encountered a problem and needs to shut down. What would you like to do? [Yes] [No] [Cancel] [Punt] [Reboot] [Die already])

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  3. I’m using Brave also but am not happy using it because it’s based on Chrome and to me, that means Google has its fingers in it.

    I hate Google. The government lies to us, the media lies to us. Big Browser lies to us too. Shocking, I know.

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