Today, June 15, 2022, is the day Microsoft ends support for Internet Explorer (IE) 11 for certain versions of Windows 10.
You’ll find numerous stories and posts about Internet Explorer’s retirement, with history about its launch and what it accomplished over the years.
Along with the memories (and frustrations) of using it.
For a whole generation of people, Internet Explorer was the browser they first used to access the Internet.
Not me.
The first browser I used was Netscape Navigator, though I did move to Internet Explorer in the early 2000’s.
Internet Explorer added features and functionality that Netscape Navigator couldn’t keep up with.
Eventually, IE became the most popular browser to use. But like Netscape Navigator, over the years, IE didn’t keep up with features and speed.
Firefox and Chrome soon took over as popular browsers.
Still, it’s hard to believe it’s been over 25 years since Internet Explorer first launched!
I have all kinds of feelings about IE, from when I first started using it to when I had to support the ever-dwindling number of users.
According to the Internet Explorer 11 has retired blog post, Microsoft is encouraging customers to use the Edge browser. Edge provides an IE mode option for sites that need Internet Explorer.
My friend Eric Karkovack shared his thoughts on Internet Explorer’s retirement today in a poem:
In the early days You had proprietary code If we used Netscape Some features wouldn't load Then you took market share Through an evil plan Until the US government Tied Your Hands... You got your revenge In version 6 With pathetic support for standards For years it would stick In later years You weren't half bad But your development languished Yet no one was sad... Soon you'd be replaced By Microsoft Edge Still you held on By a fingernail on a ledge Now it's your last day Here on this earth Goodbye old IE For whatever it's worth
Thanks, Eric for letting me share your poem!
