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You may love it, you may hate it, but you probably grew up with it. He’s gone now.
Technology giant Microsoft withdrew its Internet Explorer browser on Wednesday. The ubiquitous blue and white “e”, sometimes with a gold ribbon, will disappear from computers around the world, and the Internet – at least part of it – is in mourning.
“I’m from the generation that started my # Internet journey in the early 2000s through IE. Thank you, IE, for expanding my childhood knowledge at the touch of a button, “wrote a poster on Twitter, where #RIPInternetExplorer was on trend.
“It’s sad to see him,” one man tweeted; “The last of the old guard,” said another.
Many online people were nostalgic for the web browser, which was launched in 1995 and was dominant for many years during the days of the dial-up Internet. Others complained about the lack of speed and said it was good.
“I will forget to use Internet Explorer only to download another browser,” one annoyed, as many mentioned the popularity of competing browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox.
Internet Explorer will be finally shut down by Microsoft in 27 years. Thank you for helping us download other web browsers.
– Shubhangi Sharma (@ItsShubhangi) June 13, 2022
The decision took effect Wednesday, but was announced by Microsoft in a note last year. “The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be withdrawn and will cease to be supported on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10,” the company said, adding separately that it will continue to support some forms of Explorer.
In its place will be “Microsoft Edge”, a browser launched in 2015, which he said is “faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer.” It may be a consolation to some that “Microsoft Edge has a built-in Internet Explorer mode (” IE mode “), so you can access these legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications directly from Microsoft Edge,” the company said.
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Although for many this is the end of the online era, the change will have real consequences in some nations, especially in Asia, which still rely heavily on Internet Explorer for administrative matters.
In Japan, businesses have warned that the change could cause headaches “for months,” Nikkei Asia said, citing a Tokyo-based software developer who said he was overwhelmed with requests for help from government agencies and financial institutions. The Japan Times also cites a poll showing that 49% of 350 Japanese companies surveyed in March said they still use Internet Explorer.
Concerns have also been reported in South Korea at some government agencies that use the browser, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Water Resources Corp., local media reported.
Amar Nadhir, Min Joo Kim and Michelle Ye Hee Lee contributed to this report.
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