Internet Explorer retires, Facebook takes on Roblox.

Today we say good bye to one of the biggest names in the history of the internet.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer finally retires today after a 27 year run and of course it was, at one point, the world’s most used web browser.

 

Microsoft has gradually been phasing out support for the software in favour of its new ‘Edge’ browser.

 

Latest figures show just 0.45 percent of internet users access the internet through ‘Explorer’, back in 2002 the figure was around 95%.

 

From today, the company will no longer support Explorer so it won’t receive software updates and security patches - anyone doing so uses it at their own risk and is liable to viruses and other compatibility issues.

 

Chrome is now by far the most popular web browser with almost 65 percent of the market, followed by Safari and then Edge.

 

Facebook’s launched a gaming platform similar to Roblox - it’s called Crayta.

 

It allows users to create virtual worlds and play games, crucially - without a PC.

 

Any device that can run Facebook, can run Crayta.