Internet Explorer is shutting down – 21 best memes and reactions

It’s the end of an era as Microsoft announced it was retiring Internet Explorer after almost 27 years.

Many people who used it back then remember the browser – and become very nostalgic about the early days of the Internet.

Microsoft has confirmed that Internet Explorer is no longer supported on their platform. Instead, they would focus on Microsoft Edge, which as “a faster, safer, and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer…is able to solve a key concern: compatibility with older, outdated websites and applications.”

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As always, social media users have been amused by posting memes and reactions.

\u201c Internet Explorer Ever Really Dead?\u201d

— Tom Warren (@Tom Warren)
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\u201no internet explorer joining the 27 club\u201d

— Mount Stomach (@mount Stomach)
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\u201cGoodbye Internet Explorer. Enjoy my little doodle\u2026\u201d

– Malware Unicorn (@Malware Unicorn)
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\u201cJanis Joplin\nJimi Hendrix\nKurt Cobain\nAmy Winehouse\nInternet Explorer\u201d

— mitch (@mitch)
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\u201cSomeone built a real tombstone for Internet Explorer in Korea. “It was a good tool to download other browsers.” https://t.co/42vnkoQshd\u201d

— Soonson Kwon (@Soonson Kwon)
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\u201cMicrosoft is discontinuing Internet Explorer after 27 years. I will always remember how the internet was the rave in the 1990s, just like new social media apps and iPhones became the next rave. I will miss those days.\n\nR.IP Internet Explorer 1995-2022\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f\u201d

— Cartoon Mastermind #NewDeal4Animation \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Cartoon Mastermind #NewDeal4Animation \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6)
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\u201cFarewell Internet Explorer.\n\nWe hardly knew you…\u201d

— Wrestling should be fun (@wrestling should be fun)
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\u201cHow Microsoft should have announced the shutdown of Internet Explorer\u201d

— Neeche Se Topper (@Neeche Se Topper)
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\u201cInternet Explorer was my very first internet browser and I will forever be grateful for how well it has served me and countless other internet users around the world. \n\nGoodbye, old friend. We will miss you very much… \ud83d\ude22\u201d

— JoJo123 \u26a1\ufe0fCEO by Billy Whiz \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@JoJo123 \u26a1\ufe0fCEO by Billy Whiz \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6)
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\u201cjoe thornton\u2019s nhl career has officially outlasted internet explorer\u201d

— Ava (@Ava)
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\u201cToday is the official end of Microsoft support for Internet Explorer. RIP the #1 Chrome installer of all time

— Marques Brownlee (@Marques Brownlee)
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\u201cInternet Explorer will finally shut down on June 15 after 27 years. \n\nSeems to be a bit delayed, I clicked \u201cclose\u201d 26 years ago.\u201d

— Scott Hanselman \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Scott Hanselman \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6)
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\u201cMicrosoft is retiring Internet Explorer today after almost 27 years. RIP\u201d

— Dexerto (@Dexerto)
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\u201cGoodbyes are never easy.\n\nAfter 27 years, Microsoft will officially shut down Internet Explorer starting this Wednesday.\u201d

— Morning Brew \u2615\ufe0f (@ Morning Brew \u2615\ufe0f)
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\u201cRest in peace Internet Explorer. It was fun while it lasted.\u201d

— Windows on Windows (@Windows on Windows)
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\u201cRest in Peace Internet Explorer. You can finally take as much time as you want.\u201d

— Domenico Barra da Casa Aurea \ud83d\udd25\u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3b (@Domenico Barra da Casa Aurea \ud83d\udd25\u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\ udd25\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3b)
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\u201cLiza Minnelli survived the Internet Explorer browser. After 27 years, Microsoft officially discontinues it.\u201d

— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LizaMinnelliOutlives)
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\u201cCreated August 16, 1995. Today, June 15, 2022, Microsoft is retiring its Internet Explorer browser. The end of an era.\u201d

— Sylvain Beaulieu (@Sylvain Beaulieu)
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\u201cThis is the best Internet Explorer joke I’ve come across. It took me a second to catch the joke.\n\nInternet Explorer has shut down as of today after 27 years of exploration.\ud83d\udc80\u201d

— \ud835\udc7d\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc95 🙂 (@\ud835\udc7d\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc86\ ud835\udc95 :))
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\u201cGoodbye Internet Explorer! 1995-2022\u201d

— Basic Apple Guy (@Basic Apple Guy)
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\u201eGoodbye, Internet Explorer. You will not be missed.\u201d

— CrankySysAd (@CrankySysAd)
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The Internet has, of course, evolved since the dominant days of Internet Explorer.

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Today, the Chrome browser is used by about 65 percent of the global browser market, followed by Apple’s Safari at 19 percent, according to internet analytics company Statcounter.

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