Internet Explorer was first released in 1994. Many people in Japan continue to express frustration over the country’s slow embrace of IT in general. The country has also been slow to adopt other tech that’s gone mainstream elsewhere, such as cashless payments ( though that’s slowly changing). On the other hand, fax machines and hanko seals are still common. On the one hand, Japan has spurred many innovations in manufacturing and the sciences. This is especially true in business and industry. But as I’ve discussed before, there’s definitely a strong “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality that dominates Japan. Many in the West tend to idolize Japan as a haven of high tech. But the news struck fear in the heart of many Japanese businesses that just couldn’t bring themselves to let go of a classic. Only about 5% of the world’s Internet users still use IE. As of June 16th, Microsoft’s old and derelict browser, Internet Explorer, is officially no longer supported.įor most people, such news probably doesn’t even register as a notable event. This week marked a milestone for the Internet.
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