Almost 27 after the first version of Internet Explorer greeted users’ screens, Microsoft has disabled the web browser.
Released in 1995, Internet Explorer was once the dominant internet browser, achieving a 95 per cent share of the market in 2004. However, since then, its usage has shrivelled, having been overtaken by other browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla Firefox, which adapted better to the mobile world.
Microsoft first announced its intention to retire the browser in August 2021, when it first revealed that Internet Explorer 11 was no longer supported in Windows 10 and Microsoft 365.
In a submission sent to an Australian competition regulator, Microsoft said its decision to retire Internet Explorer was largely due to the fact web developers were less likely to make their sites compatible with the browser. Instead, the company is now redirecting users to Microsoft Edge, launched in 2015, alongside Windows 10. Currently, 4...