Internet Explorer (IE), which served as the primary gateway to the internet in the late 90s and early 2000s, has been discontinued by Microsoft as of June 15, 2022.
Internet Explorer (IE) was the original web browser to bring us all online in 1995, and it enjoyed a dominant share of the browser market until Google Chrome made it less relevant.
Internet Explorer held 59% of global market share in 2014, followed by Chrome with 21%. Two years later, IE lost its lead position to Chrome and was overtaken by Safari for third place.
Microsoft's Edge browser, released in 2015, signaled the beginning of Microsoft's transition away from Internet Explorer as the official browser on Windows systems. By 20...