Internet Explorer Is Shutting Down in a Burst of Nostalgia

It was August of 1995. The song "Waterfalls" by TLC was the top song. The president was in the White House. The internet explorer was introduced by microsoft.

Many people said it was slow. It was there all the time. It was until it wasn't. The web browser, beloved and hated by a generation, was retired on Wednesday.

The 1990s were a time when many first came to know the online world through stuttering dial-up connections and long-gone social media sites.

Many pined for a time when internet explorer was their escape route out of childhood bedrooms, college dorm rooms and office cubicles.

Even though I don't use it anymore, I'm going to miss the idea of it.

Mr. Babino said that it took him a long time to get through many things.

He was one of many who remembered how essential Internet Explorer was despite its many flaws. There were a lot of jokes about tombstones and reapers.

"Today marks the official end of Microsoft's support for Internet Explorer," said a web video producer on the social networking site. I'm sad to say that the #1 chrome installation of all time is gone.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a computer science and artificial intelligence lab.

It wrote on social media that it was in peace. You won't be around anymore. We don't feel young.

Microsoft shutting down Internet Explorer and moving users to Edge marks the end of an era according to a computer science professor.

The inclusion of Internet Explorer in the Windows operating system made the browser inescapable for millions of people.

Netscape Navigator was the world's first commercial browser.

Internet Explorer was not the first browser, but its inclusion in Windows in the mid 1990s made the internet more widely accessible.

He said that it wasn't a great browser.

Professor Nelson said, "Anything from Microsoft was like driving around in your mom's Toyota Camry." Nobody got excited about a really bad browser.

Despite its role in the evolution of the web, Internet Explorer's reputation today is one of a product from an older era.

Users who open Internet Explorer will be directed to Microsoft Edge.

As a result of a future Windows update, the Internet Explorer icons on users' devices will be removed. He said Edge was a faster, more secure and modern browser.

The Justice Department brought an antitrust case against Microsoft in the 90's. The department decided not to split the company in two or argue that Microsoft tied Internet Explorer to its Windows operating system.

In the years since, many Internet Explorer users have switched to other browsers, finding them faster, safer and less prone to crashes. Mr. Babino said he found Chrome to be more aesthetically pleasing after he downloaded it.

He didn't click on internet explorer again.

He stated that it faded out.