Microsoft is finally ready to call it quits on its wildly outdated and awful flagship browser, Internet Explorer.
In news that affects precisely no one under the age of 40, Microsoft is finally taking Internet Explorer out back and putting it down as it should have years ago when it was clear that no one preferred IE to any other browser in the world.
Now, Microsoft will reportedly leave IE in the dust as it prepares to unveil a new browser with its upcoming Windows 10 operating system.
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ZDNet reports that the technology giant will name its new browser Spartan in the hopes of once again having a browser that can compete with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, which have dominated the market pretty much since they arrived — thanks to everyone being sick and tired of Internet Explorer.
The piece notes that Spartan is still a project name and may not be the final name of the browser when it hits retail markets.
However, it’s clear Microsoft is ready to distance itself from the Internet Explorer name given the widely common perception that Explorer is outdated and user-unfriendly when compared to its major competition.
It’s just one step, but it could be a big one for a company that has consistently fallen short of its more innovative competitors in the technology market.
While companies like Apple, Samsung, Google and others continue to embrace innovation and new mediums of technology, Microsoft has staunchly stood by old products that offer little in the way of new user-friendly features.
One of the biggest venues in which Microsoft has failed its customers is the browser. While Firefox offered the ability to tab websites and install plug-ins that customize Internet browsing for its users, Microsoft was years behind on the simple tab feature and they never really made IE a user-friendly or customizable experience.
Additionally, Internet security was always shoddy on IE in comparison to its competition. If you wanted to browse without pop-ups or malware, you were almost forced to solely use Firefox until Google Chrome became available because Internet Explorer has been so widely exploited for so long.
While IE had still remained atop the market share in recent years, that’s largely because Windows is still the predominant operating system on the market and it comes with Internet Explorer pre-installed. As plenty of outlets have noted, Google Chrome is the clear market leader now thanks to years of superior programming and innovation.
All of that could change soon though if Microsoft can get things right with Windows 10. They will unveil more details later in January to that end.
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