Internet Explorer Is Ending After 27 Years. Its Successor, Microsoft Edge, Is Used By Only 4% Of Users

Microsoft no longer supports Internet Explorer. 1995 was the first year in which we could click on the legendary icon with the letter "e" to access Internet. By 2013, the technology giant had already introduced eleven versions of the browser.

According to Microsoft Edge General Manager Sean Lyndersay, the newer Edge browser is not only faster, more secure and more modern than Internet Explorer, but can also address a key issue - compatibility with older websites and applications.

is Internet Explorer ever truly dead? pic.twitter.com/KQGndprUxn

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 14, 2022

The historic Microsoft browser gained a dominant position in the market when it replaced the then hit Netscape Navigator. Explorer, which was supplied by Windows as part of their operating system, has also been ridiculed and criticized by users, who have often complained about its slowness and vulnerability to hacker attacks.

Internet Explorer's market share, which was more than 90% at the turn of the millennium, began to decline with the advent of browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Today, up to 65% of Internet users use Google Chrome, 19% rely on Apple's Safari, and only 4% use Edge.