Published 17:11 IST, August 22nd 2020
Microsoft shuts down Internet Explorer: Netizens share hilarious memes to bid farewell
After news broke out, Microsoft is ending its support for Internet Explorer 11 across the Microsoft 365 apps, netizens started paying respect to browser.
The news about Microsoft is ending its support for Internet Explorer 11 across the Microsoft 365 apps and services in August next year made many netizens upset. In a blog post tech giant, Microsoft said the browser will no longer be supported for Microsoft's online services like Outlook, OneDrive, Office 365, and others. However, Microsoft added that Internet Explorer 11 will continue to function being a component of the Windows operating system but access to Microsoft 365 apps and services won't work with the browser after August. After getting the news, netizens started sharing memes to bid goodbye to the browser.
Microsoft bids farewell to Internet Explorer
Though enterprises will require some time to depart from Internet Explorer. Microsoft is reportedly expecting the new Internet Explorer legacy mode in the Microsoft Edge browser will allow users to make do in the time being. The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser will help businesses access older sites which were specifically built for Internet Explorer, but it will only last until the company decides to drop the browser in its entirety.
While Microsoft changes the support platforms for the browser drastically, it is also planning to drop the existing legacy version of Internet Explorer in March 2021. Once the support tenure is over, the legacy version of the browser will no longer receive any security updates or any updates in general. Microsoft has been steadily moving the existing Windows 10 users to the Chromium-based Edge Browser, the company has also furthermore confirmed that the future WIndows update will all include the latest Edge browser.
Updated 17:10 IST, August 22nd 2020