Well, the Internet Explorer browser is officially dead, and 2022 is the last
year for this browser, as
Microsoft officially
announced that it will stop supporting this browser forever, and as a
tribute to it,
a tombstone for IE Browser
was created.
IE browser, the oldest browser known to the Internet, was officially stopped
at the age of 27 years of operation, as the
Internet Explorer latest version was in 2020 for Windows 10 and the
last , And it won't get any update for security In the future.
# What does this mean for you?
Well, in the future, instead of Downloading
Google Chrome
via IE browser or any Browser you will be using Microsoft Edge browser
instead, because Microsoft
IE replaced by Edge Browser.
To understand why the company stopped support IE , we need to dive a little
into the history of the browser, and to do that we need to go back to 1995,
the year of the birth of Internet Explorer and the first browser to use
cookies, SSL security, and GIF files.
Since its first release, IE browser has gone through 11 different versions
until 2013, and its last major version was Microsoft Explorer 11,
which was released in 2013.
So why do so many people use Internet Explorer? Well - the answer is easy,
if you are in the desert, you will drink from any place that has water even
if it is not fit, so IE browser was the best choice for surfing the
Internet in that time.
Well, since when did the browser become so bad? Well - the answer is still
easy, the browser's good history has started to decline since the release of
Internet Explorer 6.
This version of the browser had many web development options, if you are a
web developer then this is good for you, but on the dark side, this option
gave virus makers and hackers many loopholes to exploit.
And so not a day goes by a week that you don't hear about a security failure
in the I Explorer browser, and the problem was so bad that Microsoft
launched a campaign to get users out of using the fifth version of the
browser.
After the catastrophic errors and problems that befell the browser since the
sixth version, it was necessary for new competitors to appear in the arena,
as there was a great need for a good and safe savior and an
alternative to the IE Microsoft browser.
google, the most powerful search engine in the world, released its own
browser Google Chrome, plus other companies struggled to compete with
Microsoft such as Netscape and Firefox, so it was only logical that the
competitor would be another giant in technology.
Over the next four years,
Google Chrome
grew at an astonishing rate, and in 2012 the browser was the most downloaded
browser in the world, with a rate of 65% compared to other browsers that
existed.
During the development of its own browser, Google adopted a very simple
policy, which is to learn from the mistakes of others, so it focused on
building its browser on security and improving the user experience, in
addition to reducing crashes and hacking problems.
In addition, the browser supported all major operating systems, so it was a
fierce competitor against many other browsers such as Safari and even IE.
Released to the public and developers, Chromium is the source code behind
Google Chrome, meaning anyone can create apps or personal browser versions
of their Chrome browser.
Google Chrome wasn't the only one in the arena against IE, as even browsers
like Firefox and Opera outsold IE in the number of downloads.
What is the next plan for Microsoft after the failure of the IE browser
Microsoft wanted to remedy the situation, so in 2010 the company released
its second browser called Microsoft Edge, but it is not an original
idea from the company, rather it is only built from the source code of the
chromium browser.
Well, Is Microsoft Edge replacing IE? The answer is yes, so Edge browser has
become the official browser that will come with any new version of Windows
that comes to market.
So, why did it take from 2010 to 2020 for Internet Explorer to die?
At this stage of the competition between browsers, the number of Internet
E browser users worldwide has reached 1% of those who are still using this
browser, and the reason why the browser is still used is:
- Lots of old applications with special needs that only Internet Explorer gives
- Many medical offices, manufacturing companies, and governments rely on legacy IE-based applications
- Third World countries or those that did not get the new technology and still use old computers that support the browser
- Neglecting updates and lack of awareness of personal security
Well, the problem with Microsoft remained in that percentage of people who
are still reluctant to stop using IE browser to solve their problem, and
it's Microsoft answered their question - Can I still use Internet Explorer
after 2022?
The company's answer was that through the Microsoft Edge browser, a
feature called Edge-based IE mode allows you to view web pages as if you
were using the old IE system.
Microsoft plans to support this feature until 2029, so there is still time
to say goodbye to everything related to Internet Explorer.
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