You might remember that Microsoft released Windows 10 late last year. Ringing any bells? What you may, or may not, have noticed, is Microsoft Edge. That’s Microsoft’s new web browser, their answer to the slow death of Internet Explorer (IE).
IE has been losing the battle of web browsers for years now, particularly since Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have been on the scene. Microsoft knew they needed to get their act together and hence created Microsoft Edge, their brand new web browser. Admittedly, we don’t quite think Edge has taken off as well as they’d liked it to – I guess the Chrome and Firefox users are thinking “If it ain’t broke…”, which is fair enough. Both browsers work really well.
This being said, Microsoft Edge is slowly taking over Internet Explorer completely. In fact, as of January 12th, the software giant will no longer provide security updates or technical support for IE 8, 9 and 10. That means if you’re still using those browsers, you could be vulnerable to threats. Microsoft are keeping IE 11 for now, so we’d recommend upgrading to the latest version if you want to hold on to the browser. Otherwise, you’ll need to pack in IE altogether and get used to Edge.
To be honest, we’re not surprised to see the back of IE. We’ve not got the best wrap with it, in fact, we’ve found it quite problematic in the past. We are strong believers in Google, so our advice would be to make the move to Google Chrome if you’re wondering where to turn.
RIP Internet Explorer.