The death of Internet Explorer has obviously affected more than one, starting with Jung Ki-young. This Korean software engineer has indeed erected a tomb in honor of the missing browser, which is not lacking in humor. It didn’t take long for the monument to go viral in South Korea, as Microsoft began transitioning refractory users.
The sentence was pronounced on June 14: Microsoft formalized the gradual death of Internet Explorer, his historical navigator. Of course, for many, the latter has long since existed only in distant memories, after the fatal blow caused by the arrival of Chrome and the thinly disguised admission of Microsoft by launching Edge. As of today, Internet Explorer will therefore no longer receive no updatewhile the latest users will slowly be redirected to its little sibling.
We could therefore argue that the browser will not be missed by many people, but that would be without counting on the melancholy (and humor) of those who experienced Internet Explorer during its heyday. This is how ufalls in honor of the missing navigator was erected in Gyeongju, South Korea. Created by engineer Jung Ki-young, its construction cost 430,000 won, or about 316 euros. The grave displays the life of the software, which appeared in 1995, not forgetting to add to it a little comic touch.
A nostalgic person erects a grave in honor of Internet Explorer
“It was a good tool to download other browsers”, can we read on the small stone. A reference to the many memes that in recent years have kindly made fun of the only real use of the browser for many Internet users. “He was really unpleasant, but I would say more of a love-hate relationship, because Explorer himself dominated an era”explains the creator of the tomb.
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Hard to fault him. Before the heyday of its competitors, Internet Explorer had long been the go-to solution for browsing the web, so much so that they are millions around the world still using it to this day. “This is another reason for me to thank Explorer, he has now allowed me to make a joke on a world level. I’m sorry he’s gone, but I won’t miss him. His retirement, to me, is a good death. »
Source: Reuters