The browser we love to hate!

Steve · Mar 18, 2015, 13:34:58

Internet Explorer will not be included in the next new version of Windows, for those who love it you'll be left with the results of Project Spartan.

Simon · Mar 18, 2015, 13:42:17

I think they're both being included at first, so as to allow a transition period.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/18/internet-explorer-spartan-microsoft

nowster · Mar 18, 2015, 13:45:32

IE will live on... Consider the number of businesses still using IE6.

Simon · Mar 18, 2015, 14:16:50

... and Windows XP.

Clive · Mar 26, 2015, 18:36:48

Now how will we get Windows Updates?

Simon · Mar 26, 2015, 19:56:12

You don't think you'll escape them, do you?

Clive · Mar 26, 2015, 19:57:50

Dreadful things!

pctech · Apr 18, 2015, 19:23:14

They'll be streamed to you as MS thinks that's the way people want it.

Think Ballmer said that people didn't want to have to do maintenance.

I've got Office 2013 on this machine and on a few occassions it's apologised for not being able to start Outlook or Word because it's applying updates.

Personally I prefer Windows Update myself.

Technical Ben · Apr 18, 2015, 22:59:16

Quote from: Steve on Mar 18, 2015, 13:34:58
Internet Explorer will not be included in the next new version of Windows, for those who love it you'll be left with the results of Project Spartan.

A rose by any other name...

Or, even if they build a new browser from the ground up... will they make any improvements?

The only good thing to take from this is that it will not migrate any of the bugs, exploits or viruses from IE. That alone is a good thing.

pctech · Apr 19, 2015, 15:47:31

Squeaky bum time at Adobe I reckon as plugin support seems to be dwindling.