IE, RIP

Farewell to the first, and most mediocre, web browser most of you started with.

Happy retirement to Internet Explorer. I was a dedicated Netscape guy (actually, I started browsing the web on Mosaic) but for most people of my generation and the one immediately afterwards, it was IE that introduced them to the new world of the internet, so I do have a kind of nostalgic affection for it. As with USENET, Yahoo! and that soothing dial…