After Decades, Microsoft Decides to 'Divorce' from Internet Explorer

Kapanlagi.com - A decision that is quite late but right is taken by Microsoft. Bill Gates' company has decided to no longer support the legendary browser Internet Explorer.

Why is it late? Because indeed in the past decades, IE has been completely forgotten by internet users who prefer to switch to other popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and so on. Yes, Microsoft should have 'divorced' IE years ago.

As of November 30, 2020, the chat application for Microsoft professionals named Teams will no longer be available on IE. After that, other applications such as Microsoft 365, One Drive, and Outlook will disappear starting from August 17, 2021.

1. Current IE Users Only 4%

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It cannot be denied that IE was so popular in the past, because at that time, it was the only available browser. However, over time, IE, which lacked innovation, tended to be slow and synonymous with bugs, began to be abandoned. Especially with the emergence of a series of new browsers that offer more attractive features.

IE has successfully survived for 25 years and is currently in its 11th series. However, according to research, current IE users only amount to 4%. Meanwhile, the most widely used browser is Chrome, followed by Firefox.

2. The Presence of Microsoft Edge

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Microsoft itself has recently prepared a new browser that is promised to be more innovative and competitive with other competitors, namely Microsoft Edge. So does this mean IE will no longer be usable after this? It can still be used, but there will be no more updates from Microsoft in the future.

"Customers have been using IE 11 since 2013 when the online environment was far less sophisticated than the current landscape. Since then, open web standards and newer browsers (such as the new Microsoft Edge) have enabled better and more innovative online experiences," said Microsoft as quoted from CNN International on Wednesday (19/8).

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