Oh my, I must admit this caught me by surprise.
windowsitpro.com
Reminder: IE8, 9, and 10 Reach End of Support Next Week
Jan 6, 2016 Rod Trent
If you’ve not already heard, or have somehow forgotten over the long
holiday, next week marks a significant milestone for Microsoft’s
Internet Explorer web browser. Next week, along with the first Patch
Tuesday of 2016, Microsoft will stop supporting Internet Explorer
versions 8, 9, and 10. This means that after January 12, 2016, Microsoft
will no longer supply security updates for these versions.
For those clinging to the old versions, a new patch (KB3123303)
delivering during Patch Tuesday will install a nag notification to warn
users about the lack of support and offer an upgrade to Internet
Explorer 11 (where applicable).
Microsoft really wants folks to either move to Internet Explorer 11, or
Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge in an effort to stay secure on the web.
Unfortunately, even though Microsoft is touting a 200 million active
device milestone for Windows 10, customers may not be as accepting of
the new web browser built into the latest OS.
Microsoft Edge was supposed to be the future of web browsers with a
sleek and fast interface. But, as it exists today, Edge is buggy and
temperamental and is a huge black mark on an ever improving OS. Recent
browser stats show that customers may be using the exit of IE 8, 9, and
10 from supportability as a way to migrate to Chrome and Firefox. Not
really what Microsoft intended. In December, Internet Explorer dipped
below the 50% usage mark, while Chrome is creeping closer to taking the
number 1 spot. Edge has only been able to garner a paltry 2.3% share.
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