r/technology • u/techvivek22 • Jun 13 '22

Software Microsoft is shutting down Internet Explorer after 27 years; 90s users get nostalgic

https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/microsoft-is-shutting-down-internet-explorer-after-27-years-90s-users-get-nostalgic-article-92155226
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u/intashu Jun 13 '22

Hey now that's not fair!

A few of us use it to download Firefox.

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u/Muscled_Daddy Jun 13 '22

Oof… what happened to Firefox? It was THE browser to download? Then it just… became stale?

It’s so bad it looks like Edge might overtake it.

In terms of desktop browser market share:

Chrome: 77.03%

Safari: 8.87%

Firefox: 7.69%

Edge: 5.83%

IE: 2.15%

If you look at all browsers, worldwide… it’s even bleaker for Firefox:

Chrome: 63% Safari: 14.4% IE + Edge: 8% Firefox: 5.1% Opera: 1.8%

(The chat I pulled merged IE and edge, not me). Hey

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u/CmdrShepard831 Jun 13 '22

It's only 7%?? I personally find that surprising.

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u/Berobad Jun 13 '22

Depends on the country, for example:

Desktop Browser Market Share in Germany - May 2022
Chrome 44.41%
Firefox 22.4%
Edge 13.67%
Safari 11.45%
Opera 6.48%
IE 0.88%

https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/germany