14 DAY TRIAL // Web browsers have become must-have tools for every user out there, no matter if we’re talking about desktop computers, tablets, or smartphones.
And while they originally launched on PCs, the majority of browsers now come with mobile versions too, all with just one purpose in mind: offer consistency with a cross-platform approach that would make it possible for users to have their data roaming across devices.
An animated chart that was recently published on reddit shows how the browser world changed in the last 25 years, highlighting both the rise and the decline of some big names like Internet Explorer and Firefox.
As a matter of fact, Internet Explorer, which is considered by many a browser that refuses to die, will no longer be supported on Microsoft services beginning with 2021, albeit the application will continue to be around for a little longer.
Google Chrome, the top browser out there
In other words, while Microsoft itself gives up on Internet Explorer, the world isn’t. And in case you’re wondering how come Internet Explorer just doesn’t go dark once and for all, it’s because there still are plenty of government websites that require it and companies have lots of apps that are built for Internet Explorer.
Microsoft has tried to deal with the whole thing by bundling an Internet Explorer mode with the new Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium. So essentially, if anybody wants to load a specific page or app in Internet Explorer, they no longer have to launch this browser on the device but just use the IE mode that’s available in Microsoft Edge.
In the meantime, Google Chrome remains the dominant app in the browser market, with third-party statistics indicating a market share of approximately 70 percent on the desktop alone.