Microsoft Finally Going to Kill Off Internet Explorer After 25 Years & Here’s Why

After 25 long years of service, and the last decade of being irrepressibly irrelevant, it seems that Internet Explorer is going to, at long last…

Be killed off.

And though many would surely understand the reason behind its dismissal, considering its infamous ‘speed’ that has led to a multitude of memes over the years, one still can’t help but wonder why the announcement came at this particular juncture, when the epidemic is still rampant and people are still relying on Internet browsers.

Yes, even Internet Explorer.

Well, as it turns out, Microsoft has a very good reason to relinquish its often maligned browser…

And for the record, it might well be one that can give Google Chrome a real run for its money.

Microsoft Finally Going to Kill Off Internet Explorer After 25 Years & Here’s Why

According to Independent, Internet Explorer will officially be done and dusted on 17 August 2021.

The Microsoft Teams web app will also cease to support Internet Explorer II from 30 November 2020 onwards.

Instead, Microsoft Edge, the computer giant’s new browser which supposedly relies on Chromium open-source software, will be taking its place.

Lest you’re unaware, Chromium open-source software was developed by Google… for Google Chrome.

However, this new version of Edge should not be confused with the older one, which does not use Chromium and is set to be phased out on 9 March 2021.

Seamless Experience

Also, Microsoft is reportedly trying to avoid having two active browsers at once.

Apparently, Microsoft Edge’s Internet Explorer Legacy mode will allow users to stay on one browser and access an IE 11 tab at the same time.

According to the company, users will be able to “seamlessly experience the best of the modern web in one tab while accessing a business-critical legacy IE 11 app in another tab.”

Microsoft Edge will also differ from the crowd with its unique range of features, so no worries about it being a practical clone of Chrome.

For starters, Edge allows users to turn on tracking protection by default, which serves to hinder both advertisements and almost all third-party tracking code.

And considering how annoying advertisements can be…

I think it’s safe to say that it’s an option nobody will really go out and find fault with.

But of course, with the new version slated to only commence operations in one year’s time, we’re still on the fence on what Edge will exactly entail.

And so, let’s just use Google Chrome until the fated day arrives.

“What about the existing Internet Explorer?” you ask. “What about the memories?”

Well…

Let’s just say that memories are not worth that extra processing time you incur on almost all websites.

Especially when it comes to work.