After 27 years, Microsoft’s support for its once dominant internet browser ‘Internet Explorer’ (IE) has come to an end.

At one point, IE’s market share was estimated to be as high as 90%, primarily due to its bundling with the Windows operating system that essentially forced its use over other 3rd party options, like Netscape Navigator. 

And while Microsoft has tried to push its current browser “Edge”, it’s had little success there as well—currently holding only about 4% of market share.

The clear current winner is Google’s Chrome browser, whose users report much faster loading speeds and tabs that crash less frequently (and don’t affect your other open tabs when they do). (Chart by chartr.co)

After 27 years, Microsoft’s support for its once dominant internet browser ‘Internet Explorer’ (IE) has come to an end.

At one point, IE’s market share was estimated to be as high as 90%, primarily due to its bundling with the Windows operating system that essentially forced its use over other 3rd party options, like Netscape Navigator. 

And while Microsoft has tried to push its current browser “Edge”, it’s had little success there as well—currently holding only about 4% of market share.

The clear current winner is Google’s Chrome browser, whose users report much faster loading speeds and tabs that crash less frequently (and don’t affect your other open tabs when they do). (Chart by chartr.co)