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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Computers => Topic started by: Kamaji on June 15, 2022, 01:06:51 pm
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So long, Internet Explorer. The browser is finally retiring
By Associated Press
June 15, 2022
Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture.
As 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. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history.
IE’s demise was not a surprise. 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 company made clear then it was time to move on.
“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.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/06/15/microsofts-internet-explorer-browser-to-retire/
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I'm not a fan of either one.
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I'm not a fan of either one.
I haven't used IE in years, and right now I only use Edge when I need to access a web-based portion of MS Office for work.
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Didn't Bill Gates tell us that Internet Explorer was an integral part of the Windows OS Kernel? How will Windows run without it? ... unless Bill Gates lied to us in the 1990s / early 2000s.
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Didn't Bill Gates tell us that Internet Explorer was an integral part of the Windows OS Kernel? How will Windows run without it? ... unless Bill Gates lied to us in the 1990s / early 2000s.
They were going to make it an integral part, and then the antitrust case intervened.
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From what I've read, Edge has an IE compatibility mode. My current home computer was bought when Edge was new. Putting it nicely, Edge was not ready for prime time. I tried it again a year or two - and however many updates - later, and it still wasn't stable. It locked up, requiring a shut down and re-open, every few days. I haven't tried using Edge since then.
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From what I've read, Edge has an IE compatibility mode. My current home computer was bought when Edge was new. Putting it nicely, Edge was not ready for prime time. I tried it again a year or two - and however many updates - later, and it still wasn't stable. It locked up, requiring a shut down and re-open, every few days. I haven't tried using Edge since then.
I have Edge on a Win10 system and don't have any problems with it. I don't use it except when I need to use web-based MS Office products for work, however.