Internet Explorer is retiring in June 2022

Recently, Microsoft announced the end of life for Internet Explorer as June 2022. Microsoft wants users to shift to Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer had a lifecycle over 25 years, and Internet Explorer 11 was its latest version. Internet Explorer is an important part of history of the Internet. All web browsers are a free download, and Internet Explorer accounted for over 90% of the market share in 2004. In contrast, Internet Explorer has less than 1% market share in today's browser wars. Google Chrome was launched in December 2008, by Google. By May 2012, Chrome surpassed the popularity of Internet Explorer. It became the most widely used web browser. In 2018, Google Chrome had more than 66% of the global market share. The development of the browser began in 2006, headed by Sundar Pichai. Furthermore, the market leader for the web browser is Chrome. Internet Explorer was started in 1995, as it was bundled with Windows 95 operating system. The Edge web browser was launched in 2015, to compete with Google Chrome. As of April 2021, Safari has an 19% market share. Microsoft Edge has a 3% market share, and Google Chrome has a 64% market share. These statistics are compiled by web analytics firm, Statcounter. In December 2020, Microsoft Teams application stopped supporting Internet Explorer 11. In August 2021, Microsoft Office 365 will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11. Mozilla Firefox has a market share of 4%, in the browser wars. Brave web browser is another web browser, that is created by Brave Software Inc. It is based on the Chromium web browser. Brave's market share is less than .1%. In this penultimate paragraph, there are two more web browsers to discuss. Samsung Internet browser has 3.3% market share. Opera internet browser has 2.22% market share. Samsung Internet browser is a mobile web browser, for smartphones and tablets. Opera web browser and Samsung internet browser are based, on the Chromium web browser. Like Internet Explorer, Opera was released in 1995. In closing, Microsoft is ending Internet Explorer to continue its fight against Google Chrome. If you have Safari web browser, then you must own an Apple device. Safari is developed to run on Apple devices specifically. Enjoy the picture above. It shows the end of life for Microsoft Internet Explorer. Good day!