Death of Internet Explorer

Death of Internet Explorer

Whether it was awaited, anticipated or dreaded, Internet Explorer has finally met its end. The program will not be featured on most versions of Windows 10. In fact, even though the browser is still around it has officially been declared dead recently. Microsoft has wiped their hands clean of the twenty-year-old program that was once the height of all browsers, until its dethroning by Chrome in 2012.

They have decided to start fresh with a new program, advertised as being lighter, faster and more extension friendly: codename Spartan.

Explorer enthusiasts will finally have to move on from their ‘safe’ program if they have plans of using the upcoming upgrade to Windows 10. Even those who stubbornly hold on to the program that schools and government facilities hold so tightly too will be using a program that is no longer widely maintained so they will be putting themselves at risk of glitches, hackers and general degradation of the program.

This is hardly a shock however when even “The Economist” can claim that based on their research people who use Chrome or Firefox make better workers and change jobs less often than people who use Internet Explorer or Safari. They suspect that people who take the time to upgrade to the browser of their choice instead of the default browser on the computer are more likely to take the time and make informed decisions both at home and at the workplace, but that is just speculation.

~Treena

Bib: "Robot Recruiters." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 06 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Mar. 2015.

and the website link is: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21575820-how-software-helps-firms-hire-workers-more-efficiently-robot-recruiters