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Kerotan on 21 January 2015

At an event showcasing Windows 10, Microsoft have announced that they are finally set to 'kill off' Internet Explorer.

The browser had been the whipping boy of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox but now it's being replaced with a new 'slimline' software called Spartan.

Despite releasing 11 different versions of the browser, it often left users vulnerable to viruses on their machines and became known for being slower than an iPhone downloading a software update.

Spartan, the new Internet surfing software for Microsoft devices is being made with developers in mind. They will be able to make extensions similar to those used with Google Chrome, giving more flexibility with minimal effort.

It will sit alongside the Internet Explorer in its final days, watching it meet its cruel but deserved fate.

http://www.theladbible.com/articles/internet-explorer-to-be-killed-off-by-microsoft

EDIT: Just so people know MS are launching a new browser which is modelled on Chrome. This a positive step forward for the internet giant. 



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archer9234 on 21 January 2015

Finally. Die off already.



RenCutypoison on 21 January 2015

Isn' tthat just IE 12 with a different name (not sure on the number, haven't used IE since 2007)



Soundwave on 21 January 2015
RenCutypoison said:
Isn' tthat just IE 12 with a different name (not sure on the number, haven't used IE since 2007)


Yeah pretty much my thought, lol. 



OttoniBastos on 21 January 2015

How much time until IE realize it is dead?



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Kerotan on 21 January 2015
RenCutypoison said:
Isn' tthat just IE 12 with a different name (not sure on the number, haven't used IE since 2007)

they are launching a new browswer codenamed spartan. it's basically going to copy Chrome which is a good thing. 



Faxanadu on 21 January 2015

Whats an Internet Explorer?



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Kerotan on 21 January 2015
Faxanadu said:
Whats an Internet Explorer?


:P 



Faxanadu on 21 January 2015
Kerotan said:
Faxanadu said:
Whats an Internet Explorer?


:P 


At least Dora goes places.



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RenCutypoison on 21 January 2015
Kerotan said:
RenCutypoison said:
Isn' tthat just IE 12 with a different name (not sure on the number, haven't used IE since 2007)

they are launching a new browswer codenamed spartan. it's basically going to copy Chrome which is a good thing. 


And they launched an new browser called IE 11 in 2013. My question is, is that built from ground up like they want people to believe it or is it an update of IE 11 with a cooler name ?