It’s the end of a long, extremely laggy era – after 26 years, a malware impersonation, and countless memes dunking on its infamous slowness, Microsoft’s universally despised browser, Internet Explorer, will soon exist only in our memories of wanting to chuck our glacially-moving computers out the window.
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As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft will officially retire the loathed browser, according to a statement posted to their website, a move seemingly predicted by the software company’s gradual move away from its notorious web-surfing option. With their slack alternative, Teams, no longer working with Internet Explorer as of last fall and the Office 365 apps set to follow suit in the next few months, in what is obviously the tech giant’s attempt at preparing for Hot Girl Summer (TM), IE’s downfall was seemingly written on the wall for some time now, yet its association with misery and frustration wasn’t always an innate part of its user experience.
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Debuting in the mid-90s as a part of Windows 95, Internet Explorer enjoyed a few years of immense popularity before growing synonymous with the feeling of burning rage, pushing predecessor Netscape Navigator into oblivion and earning a glowing endorsement via cheesy tutorial from Friends stars, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, before hitting its peak in 2002, when it singlehandedly dominated 95% of the browser market, CNN reported.
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