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IE deserves to die. It was responsible by the Middle Ages of Internet in the 2000s. Many corp systems still work solely on IE8 or IE6.



Chrome deserves to die. It is responsible for the Second Middle Ages of Internet in the 2010s. Many webscale system still work solely on Chrome 167 or Chrome 168.


Edge is a completely different product based on a new rendering engine which is as spec compliant as Firefox.


i don't believe that for a second - edge being as spec compliant as firefox, that is.


Please, do some research before judging. It was an incredible product.


Whether or not it is specs-compliant, it objectively is not an incredible product, considering how universally loathed it was and thus the position it's ended up in now.


That might be true, but the article is about the Edge browser, not IE.


Eh, it was also responsible for a lot of innovation at one point too. AJAX was an IE innovation, no less!




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