Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Next Tuesday

[MULTIZ321]

Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Next Tuesday - by James Vincent/ Microsoft/ Tech/ The Verge/ theverge.com

"Microsoft is ending support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 next week on January 12th, releasing a final patch encouraging users to upgrade to one of the company's more recent browsers. The end of support means that these older versions of Internet Explorer will no longer receive security updates or technical support, making anyone who uses them much more vulnerable to hackers. A recently-announced patch will deliver the last few bug fixes, as well as an "End of Life" notification telling users to upgrade to IE 11 or Microsoft Edge — the company's successor to Internet Explorer, built for Windows 10..."


And no George, I don't own stock in Microsoft

Richard

 

[pedro47]

Is this another way forcing the public to go Windows 10?

 

[raygo123]

I will just go to chrome. My machine can only handle 8 anyway.

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[geekette]

Is this another way forcing the public to go Windows 10?

No. Browser and OS are interchangeable.

 

[Passepartout]

Really? Who cares? There are plenty of less buggy, less bloated, faster browsers available, with add ons so one doesn't have to be annoyed by pop-up ads and click bait. Time was, IE was the first thing I uninstalled from MS. After they unbundled it from the OS, I just never installed it. Chrome or FF for me.
Jim

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Really? Who cares? There are plenty of less buggy, less bloated, faster browsers available, with add ons so one doesn't have to be annoyed by pop-up ads and click bait. Time was, IE was the first thing I uninstalled from MS. After they unbundled it from the OS, I just never installed it. Chrome or FF for me.
Jim

A couple of days ago Excel started puking during copy-and-paste operations. Following someone's advice in a thread at in Microsoft's help forum, I uninstalled IE 11, and the problem disappeared immediately.

That's right. Even Microsoft's own products conflict with each other.

 

[artringwald]

I will just go to chrome. My machine can only handle 8 anyway.

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Agreed! I would recommend that anyone using any version of IE switch to Chrome or Firefox. IE is such a dog, Microsoft started from scratch and developed the Edge browser. Edge is fast, but incompatible with many web sites.

 

[artringwald]

Market Share

According to this survey, plenty of people are still using the old versions.

Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 25.57%
Market Share of Chrome 47.0 Chrome 47.0 15.68%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 8.95%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 6.67%
Market Share of Chrome 46.0 Chrome 46.0 5.97%
Market Share of Firefox 42 Firefox 42 5.26%
Market Share of Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 4.18%
Market Share of Firefox 43 Firefox 43 3.58%
Market Share of Safari 9.0 Safari 9.0 3.11%
Market Share of Microsoft Edge 12 Microsoft Edge 12 2.25%
Market Share of Chrome 36.0 Chrome 36.0 1.87%
Market Share of Chrome 31.0 Chrome 31.0 1.71%

 

[bogey21]

For a long time I was using the latest numbered version of IE (not Edge). One day I said to myself "This is slow" and tried FF. It is at least 4-5 times faster. Maybe it is my laptop this is the truth. I use Chrome at the Library. It too is faster.

George

 

[theo]

We'll miss you....NOT

<snip> Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Next Tuesday <snip>

Good riddance ! Please take IE 11 over to the dumpster too, Microsoft --- and don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out...