MICROSOFT is putting the final nail in the coffin of Internet Explorer this week

Internet Explorer is a far cry from its 90s and early 00s heyday when it was the most popular web browser around

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The firm has already attempted to shift away from Internet Explorer, building a new app Edge in 2015

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In more recent times, it's battered by new arrivals like Google Chrome and Firefox

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So anyone still using the old software after all this time needs to jump ship to something else

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Wednesday onwards Microsoft will no longer service it with patches to keep hackers out

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Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer

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But it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications

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