This move has a been expected for a long time. Microsoft is ending support
for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 next week on January 12th, releasing
a final patch encouraging users to upgrade to one of the company's more
recent browsers. The end of support means that these older versions of
Internet Explorer will no longer receive security updates or technical
support, making anyone who uses them much more vulnerable to hackers.
A recently-announced patch will deliver the last few bug fixes, as well as an "End of Life" notification telling users to upgrade to IE 11 or Microsoft Edge — the company's successor to Internet Explorer, built for Windows 10.
Back in August 2014,Microsoft announced the end of support for IE 8, 9, and 10 and in March last year, the company relegated IE to "legacy"
status, meaning that the browser will be kept around mostly for the
sake of enterprise compatibility. Despite this, though, there are still thought to be
several hundred million users using soon-to-be-obsolete versions of
Internet Explorer. Those users are about to become a security risk, so
Microsoft must be hoping that its "End of Life" warning encourages at
least few million to upgrade. Then again, they might just switch to
another browser altogether.
Source : Microsoft
Via : The Verge
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