Internet Explorer, Microsoft says enough

Microsoft is preparing to permanently eliminate Internet Explorer, that's when.

There had been rumors for a while about a possible farewell to the web browser that made history, now the official news has arrived.

Internet Explorer and Microsoft

Unlike what one might think, the long history between Microsoft and the web did not arise from love at first sight. Bill Gates, in fact, realized quite late the importance of the Internet and initially underestimated the potential of the Web.

Before April 1994, Microsoft executives gave priority to something else, committed to the code of the future Windows 95, considering the Internet of little importance and nothing else. than a curiosity. Fortunately, in 1993 James Allard began working on an unauthorized project to create Microsoft's first Internet server and was the first within Bill Gates' company to propose an Internet strategy.

Internet Explorer was born in 1995, modeled on the NCSA (National Center for Supercomputer Application) Mosaic browser.

Goodbye to Internet Explorer

The time to say goodbye, however, seems officially set. According to what has been announced, after more than 25 years, Microsoft has set the expiration date for the browser that has made history.

On June 15 next year, Internet Explorer will be withdrawn and support will no longer be available for some versions of Windows 10.

The alternative to the old browser

Although most home users have long since stopped using it, for many companies Internet Explorer is still the default browser. The alternative?

Of course it is the now popular Microsoft Edge with IE mode to allow the use of older websites that still use ActiveX controls. Anyway, Microsoft has anticipated that it will support this feature in Edge at least until 2029.

What do you think?

Do you still use Internet Explorer?