Goodbye Internet Explorer: Microsoft retires the once-dominant browser

The Microsoft browser was first released in 1995 during an era of dial-up modems and well before the launch of smartphones and iPads.

It was offered with the technology company’s Windows operating system that came pre-installed in millions of computers.

In the early 1990s, its market share was at more than 90 per cent but faster rivals such as Google Chrome and Firefox moved in and gradually took over.

In May, Chrome accounted for 65 per cent of the market compared to Safari's 19 per cent and Mozilla Firefox's 3.26 per cent, according to data from Statcounter.

Meanwhile, Internet Explorer accounted for only 0.64 per cent, the same percentage as in 2021.

Microsoft confirmed last year that Internet Explorer 11 — the latest version — “will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10".

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