14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is getting ready to make Internet Explorer part of its history by introducing a new browser in Windows 10, but this doesn't necessarily mean that IE is ready to go.
Statistics for the month of March 2015, which were provided by Net Applications, indicate that Internet Explorer continues to be one of the top choices for users worldwide, despite the negative perception and all the other bad things that convinced Microsoft to start work on a completely new browser.
Specifically, Internet Explorer 11 currently has a market share of 24.22 percent, followed by Internet Explorer 8 with 17.3 percent. Google Chrome 41 is the third browser in the March 2015 charts with 10.66 percent, while Internet Explorer 9 follows up closely with 8.31 percent.
Internet Explorer 11 is currently the default browser in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 and will also be offered in Windows 10 without any other updates.
IE running on more than 1 in 2 PCs
Microsoft's existing browser is currently running on a total of 56.54 percent of the PCs across the world, which means that more than 1 in 2 computers have it right now. Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean that it's used on a daily basis, but Internet Explorer is launched at least once a month to make it to this stats.
Chrome is again the runner-up with 24.99 percent, so Internet Explorer has more than double the market share of Google's browser, which is quite impressive, given the fact that most people were criticizing Microsoft for not offering a much more powerful browser in Windows.
Firefox is third with 11.89 percent, while Safari is next with 5 percent.
Internet Explorer will remain unchanged in Windows 10, so no other updates and improvements will be offered, but Microsoft is planning to replace it completely with Spartan at some point in the future.
At first, the two browsers will be there together in order to tackle compatibility issues, but Internet Explorer is set to go dark in a future Windows update.