Microsoft's Internet Explorer to retire after 27 years of service, Twitter gets nostalgic

Tech company Microsoft is pulling the plug on its oldest Internet Explorer after 27 years of service. Released in 1995, the search browser came as an add-on for Windows 95.


The versions that came after this were available for free or as in-service packs. Known as the OG search browser, the Internet Explorer saw its major jump in 2003 before falling and becoming the least favourite after new browsers entered the market.


However, since 2016, the company hasn't released any new major upgrades or fresh versions of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 11, released in 2013, happens to be the last and final version released by Microsoft.

As per Microsoft, the company will end mainstream support for the ageing search engine which will be rendered inoperable from June 15, 2022.

The tech company announced the Internet Explorer's retirement by saying that the future of the search engine on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge.

"Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications," the company said in a statement.

Microsoft Edge comes with in-built Internet Explorer mode, so users can access those legacy IE-based websites and applications.

"We can’t thank everyone enough for supporting Internet Explorer over the years. Many people and organizations around the world have depended on IE to support them as they’ve learned, grown and conducted business online," Microsoft added.

The news of Internet Explorer, one of the oldest and first browsers to function in India, finally arriving at its end left users nostalgic, who took to Twitter to bid the search engine a goodbye.





Some of you might be aware of the hassle and patience it took to open a web page or download a file on Internet Explorer, which took ages to load fully. The search engine soon became synonymous with slowness. However it may be, Internet Explorer surely played a huge role in the lives of those born in the 90s.