Microsoft, the technology giant owned by Microsoft, has officially stopped supporting Internet Explorer (IE), a web browser that was once used by many. A [+]
On Wednesday, tech giant Microsoft officially stopped supporting Internet Explorer (IE), the web browser that once dominated the market – and even led to a no-confidence motion by the US government.
Internet Explorer was officially launched on August 16, 1995. The browser quickly won the “Browser Wars” competition against Netscape in the late 1990’s.
Microsoft’s market dominance did not last long. The 2002 release of Firefox led to open source browsers like Google Chrome. Google Chrome was launched in 2008. IE is not over. However, perhaps Sir Winston Churchill would say that it was just the end. Microsoft realized this and created Edge, an updated browser with more security and functionality that was launched in 2015.
“The death of the IE marks the kind of formal end to the early days of the Internet when more traffic was generated by accessing and consolidating content than advertising. Charles King, a technology analyst at Pund-IT, said that Microsoft’s activities in the vicinity of IE (including integrating it with Windows) have accused Microsoft of violating the Sherman antitrust law.
King said that although Microsoft avoided breaking up, its victory in the Browser War did not last long and IE began to lose ground to its competitors such as Firefox and Google Chrome. King explains that the story of IE’s rise to prominence and its subsequent decline in irrelevance is similar to that of other activities. The ride was fascinating which once seemed like a very unlikely ending.
Response to Twitter Browser History
Social media on Wednesday marked the end of official support for the IE. About 100,000 tweets have been dedicated to the browser. Some felt that they were losing a dear friend.
Morning Brew, the official Twitter account of Finn-Tech news site Morning Brew (orMorningBrew), posted a picture of Woody from Pixar. The film says Woody is “still a partner” and adds that “goodbye is never easy.” After 26 years, Microsoft officially shut down Internet Explorer on Wednesday.
Microsoft today announced that it is shutting down Internet Explorer after nearly 27 years. RIP, ”Dexerto (exDexerto) is a prominent influence on the gaming and sports news site.
LizaMinnelliOutlives Humor Twitter account (iLiZaOutlives) tweeted that Liza Minnelli has overtaken the Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft officially shut it down after 27 years.
Other people were more rigorous in evaluating IE’s contribution to the history of the browser.
Malaysian news site MGAG (@My_MGAG) has suggested “you miss Internet Explorer”, and shared a cartoon saying “It’s time to go to Internet Explorer.”
Marquez Brownlee, a web producer and video editor (@MKBHD), shared a similar theme, laughing at the joke, tweeting: “Today is the official end of Microsoft for Internet Explorer.” We’ll miss you, Chrome’s # 1 installer of all time.
@mn_google has added “Honor ++” in Internet Explorer! He mentioned that it is impossible to download any browser other than IE.
IE 27 joined the club – or did?
Although the browser hasn’t actually reached its 27th anniversary, which is still technically two months away, some users have suggested that IE has joined the infamous “27 Club” of musicians, artists and performers who have died at the age of 27. Blues singer Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones and Jimmy Hendrix are among the 27 clubs.
“No. [sic]”Internet Explorer has joined 27 clubs,” @mountbellyache tweeted ৷
Twitter user chrisforfree added, “Oh no! IE has joined our 27th club! ”
Internet Explorer has joined 27 clubs. Statcounter shows a dramatic decline in desktop IE usage (blue line – we won’t even enter the dominance of visits in mobile browsers these days). By IE, Kurt, Jimmy, Jim, Amy et al. Evan Caprios (@EvanCypress) commented, “You didn’t rock the world for me.”
Ewillkanellos says IE’s Prime is “different from the other 27 clubs.”
Looks like IE has been removed from our browser history.
