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The end of an era! Internet Explorer announces its "retirement".


Microsoft announced on May 19 that the IE browser will officially be "retired" next year. On June 15 of next year, most Windows systems will no longer support the IE 11 browser.

On May 19, Microsoft announced that the IE browser will officially be "retired" next year. On June 15 of next year, most Windows systems will no longer support the IE 11 browser.

"The Internet Explorer browser is slow, no longer suitable for or compatible with many modern web tasks, and is far less secure than modern browsers," Microsoft stated in the "death statement" of the IE browser.

The Edge browser will replace this digital product, and Microsoft has high hopes for it. "The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 lies in Microsoft's Edge. It offers a browsing experience that is faster, safer, and more modern than Internet Explorer." Microsoft advises users still using IE to switch browsers before next summer.

IE was launched in 1995 and was the web browser initially bundled with the Windows system. Microsoft leveraged the advantages of the system for bundled sales, quickly defeating other competitors at the time. At its peak in 2001, IE held over 90% of the global browser market share. However, with the rise of competitors like Google Chrome and Apple's Safari, Microsoft's two browsers now share only a small piece of the pie.