If you have been paying attention to the news, you most likely heard from several sources (including The Verge and Tech Crunch) that Internet Explorer died….kinda?
To sum it up, it’s not dead, but it’s also not alive. With browsers such as as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, Internet Explorer was pushed to the back burner with little users.
In Bad-bye, Internet Explorer, The Washington Post stated, “You were the Great Gatsby of browsers, in the sense that no one will show up to mourn you. You were the U2 of browsers, in the sense that you, too, downloaded yourself onto computers where you were not asked for or wanted.” USA Today’s Internet Explorer joins 10 past tech crazes added Internet Explorer to past trends including Napster and MySpace.
Even though it was a browser very little enjoyed, it still had a following and enough users to keep it somewhat alive. A blog post from the company explained the future of the browsers by stating:
“We recognize some enterprises have legacy web sites that use older technologies designed only for Internet Explorer, such as custom ActiveX controls and Browser Helper Objects. For these users, Internet Explorer will also be available on Windows 10. Internet Explorer will use the same dual rendering engines as Spartan, ensuring web developers can consistently target the latest web standards.”
It will be interesting to see how the latest browser from Microsoft will compare to the others. Let us know your thoughts about the (sort of) death of Internet Explorer.