Hi, Maria.
I'll try and provide a balanced response to your question. I think that
Microsoft is acknowledging something which many of us have known for
quite some time, which is that Internet Explorer doesn't support all of
today's Web standards the way that other browsers support. This is why
you'll notice that some Web sites may not function properly with IE11 or
why some sites load and perform much slower in IE compared to other
browsers. Also, Microsoft isn't necessarily trashing Edge but rather is
planning to improve it by changing its browsing engine. This will likely
make Edge much faster and may make it a more desirable browser.
On 2/10/2019 12:12 PM, Maria Campbell wrote:
How on earth can Microsoft trash Internet Explorer when they plan to trash Edge as well? And speaking of edge, Microsoft seems to be really losing it's edge on accessibility when considering the mess they've made of Skype, their new acquisition.--
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On 2/9/2019 9:14 PM, David Goldfield wrote:
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From the Telegraph ...
Stop using Internet Explorer, warns Microsoft's own security chief
By Hasan Chowdhury|Feb. 8th, 2019
Microsoft's own security chief has warned millions of people who continue to use Internet Explorer as a default web browser are placing themselves in "peril".
The company, which first developed Internet Explorer in 1995, is no longer supporting new development for the web browser. Continued use of the software
was potentially risky, according to Chris Jackson, Microsoft’s worldwide lead for cyber security.
Internet Explorer has increasingly fallen out of favour for both users and developers amid the rise of alternatives like Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari,
which have grabbed an increasing share of the web browser market.
Google Chrome overtook Internet Explorer as
the world's most popular web browser
in 2016.
Microsoft has been looking at new business ventures in its bid to reinvent itself and compete with Silicon Valley's incumbents. In November, Microsoft
briefly overtook Apple as the world's most valuable publicly-listed company as investors have gained confidence in its push into cloud computing.
“We’re not supporting new web standards for it and, while many sites work fine, developers by and large just aren’t testing for Internet Explorer these
days,” Mr Jackson said.
Microsoft has in recent years encouraged users to adopt its more modern web browser, the Microsoft Edge, which was released in 2015.
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