Just been killed, Internet Explorer has been "built a grave" mourning in Korea

Long-time network users can't forget Internet Explorer - the beloved web browser from Microsoft for a while. Once dominated in its field, but inherent weaknesses and the rise of many competitors have made IE no longer stand.

Yesterday, June 15, Microsoft officially stopped supporting this once legendary browser, ending its 27-year service. Although Internet users have repeatedly "pulled" IE as a joke over the years because of its slowness and weakness, there is still a certain amount of grief.

One country in particular expressing "unlimited regret" to this longtime friend is South Korea. As one of the countries with the most developed internet infrastructure, the land of kimchi is still heavily dependent on IE.

On this "sad" event, a "fan" of IE has built the grave, or can be considered a memorial for it. That special "grave" is located on a roof in the city of Gyueongju - next to the smallest church known to mankind.

To announce the incident, this person posted on a forum a picture of the memorial, stating, "Together in memory of his unparalleled achievements".

However, the inscription on the memorial brought tears to both fans and those who mocked IE (it's not clear from sadness or laughter): "He used to be a good tool to download. other browsers". So until the moment of rest, IE still can't be left alone.

One surprising thing is that although it has long been usurped by juniors like Google Chrome or Firefox in the world, IE still has a certain dominance in Japan and Korea.

Until 2014, Koreans were still required to use Internet Explorer for online shopping and banking. The reason is because the government has created "digital certificates" for citizens' personal information using the ActiveX plugin from Microsoft.

Although the Korean government later lifted the mandatory use of ActiveX, IE still remains the second most used browser in the country.

The situation in Japan is no different. According to Nikkei Asia survey in March, still 49% of organizations in this country rely on IE to work.

The fact that advanced countries like Japan and Korea still use IE makes many people surprised, because even its father, Microsoft, replaced this poor "friend" in 2015 with the Edge browser. It was last updated almost 10 years ago with IE 11.

Source: Ladbible