Microsoft is finally sounding the death knell for the web's best-known – and least-used – browser.
This Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Internet Explorer will stop working on all Windows-based devices,
Phonandroid
reports .
According to the initial plan, the browser put into operation in 1995 was to be retired in 2025. But in 2021, Microsoft finally announced its "death" for this Wednesday.
After 27 years of existence and an economic climax in 2003, Internet Explorer will bid farewell to all Web users.
Goodbyes are never easy.
After 27 years, Microsoft will officially be shutting down Internet Explorer starting Wednesday of this week.
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A true legend of the connected world, Internet Explorer was quickly overtaken by the competition from the 2000s. Many other more fluid and faster browsers have transformed it into a simple start-up tool, useful only for downloading… another browser.
In a press release, Microsoft explained that the future of Internet Explorer now lies in Microsoft Edge, the second most used browser in the world, says
Phonandroid
.
The company recommends that all of its users switch quickly, before the update that will permanently remove Internet Explorer from all devices.
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