Users marked Internet Explorer as a bug-ridden, insecure POS that was the “top browser for installing other browsers.” AP “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,” Sean Lyndersay, general manager of Microsoft Edge Enterprise, wrote in a May 2021 blog post.

The company made clear then it was time to move on. A year ago, Microsoft said that it was putting an end to Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, pushing users to its Edge browser, which was launched in 2015. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history. Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture.Īs of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate - and a few still claim to adore. ‘Anti-American’: Microsoft faces US scrutiny as it nears 10,000 employees in China Microsoft’s headsets for Army make soldiers sick, ‘would have gotten us killed’ Microsoft reportedly slashed about 1,000 jobs amid slowdown Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales

Microsoft edge logo looks like internet explorer