Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer after 27 years of service

Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, 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, reports The Economic Times.

Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the dominant browser for over a decade as it was bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system that came pre-installed in billions of computers.

The browser, however, started losing out to Google's Chrome in the late 2000s and has become a subject of countless internet memes for its sluggishness in comparison to its rivals, Reuters reports.

Twitter gets nostalgic

The news of Internet Explorer finally arriving at its end left users nostalgic, who took to Twitter to bid the search engine a goodbye.