The end is nigh: as of Tuesday, January 12, #Microsoft will issue its final support patch for versions 8, 9, and 10 of its #InternetExplorer browser, bringing one of the web’s clunkiest tools one step closer to vanishing.
The Verge reports that the final security update will deliver the last few bug fixes the browser is going to get, as well as an “end of life” notification telling users to go upgrade toMicrosoft Edge already.
The move isn’t really a surprise; all three of the doomed versions of Internet Explorer have been living on borrowed time since 2014, when Microsoft announced its intention to stop support eventually. Still, anyone who was stuck using old, unpatched versions of Internet Explorer for years at work, or who ever once came face-to-face with a browser made unusable by toolbar add-ons at their parents’ or grandparents’ house, will likely not lament the end of this era.
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