Microsoft has posted “Important Information For Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac Users” on their “Mactopia” website:
In June 2003, the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit announced that Internet Explorer for Mac would undergo no further development, and support would cease in 2005. In accordance with published support lifecycle policies, Microsoft will end support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31st, 2005, and will provide no further security or performance updates.
Additionally, as of January 31st, 2006, Internet Explorer for the Mac will no longer be available for download from Mactopia. It is recommended that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple’s Safari.
More info about Apple’s Safari web browser: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/
MacDailyNews Take: If you use Internet Explorer for the Mac as your primary browser, it’s long past time to give up the ghost. For the .025% of MacDailyNews visitors still coming here via IE for Mac, please get a real browser already, you really are scaring us!
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Cute, like a virus writer saying he/she will give up writing viruses for os x
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even people who use windows don’t bother with explorer!
1st post…maybe?
Woo Hoo!! Break out the bubbly! Ding dong the bitch is dead!!!
So the Mac version will now be on the same support level as the Windows version – None!
Truly a piece of crapware, however I’m sure someone in the ‘media’ will catch wind of this and spin it into another anti-Mac article just like they did when Adobe stopped making Premeire.
it’s not like the program was even on my computer anyways so psssh!
Maybe someday, we’ll also see the following message from Microsoft:
“It is recommended that Windows users migrate to more recent operating system technologies such as Apple’s OS X.”
The last update to Mac IE 5 was in june 2003. Nobody should be using this old turd. Download Firefox if you don’t like Safari.
Lame as Microsoft animations from the past!! LOL!!!!
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/ie/5/autodemo/c_ienewlook.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/ie/5/autodemo/c_iescrapbook.htm
“and will provide no further security or performance updates”
Was I sleeping when they offered _any_ security or performance updates?
Oh no!
How am I going to surf the internet without MS Internet Explorer?
Isn’t this the only way to get on the internet?
Does this mean I’ll be exposed to virus and spyware with out the latest updates?
Is this a plot by MS to shut down Apple?
Without Internet Explorer does that mean I can visit iTunes anymore?
Just joking. LOL!
microsoft ends support for ie….. no one notices….. the end
ok – so what’s the deal with everyone always trying to announce that they’re the FIRST post. Who gives a shit?
*crickets*
IE explorer is the best. All web sites work with it. Some websites don’t work to well with firefox or safari
I’m totally with Mike.
Except, just maybe I am the last post!
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IE is passe at best. If a website doesnt support safari I think the website should be suspect, not safari!
MW: “indeed”
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
If you use Internet Explorer for the Mac as your primary browser, it’s long past time to give up the ghost.
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That would be the.. *ahem… Windows users at the library reluctantly sitting down in front of eMacs.. and desperately clinging to the kludginess of Windows with which they are so familiar…
I see these guys going straight to the big ‘e’ everytime.. *shudder
>Explorer is compatable.
IE explorer is the best. All web sites work with it. Some websites don’t work to well with firefox or safari>
Yes, it’s about as compatible as your spelling.
But they should still make it available for download, unsupported. Why not?
I think they are afraid to–they know it gives too much comfort to switchers
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Good riddance! Safari or OmniWeb or Camino all the way!
The fact is that there is the occasional site that only works with IE…sad but true…and it would have been nice to have a newer version of IE.
As much as you all carry on bashing MS many people use Office ( and I know Abiword is very good) and they are still the standard. Let’s not forget that we had them first and any loss is sad.
As it stands now IE is missing many things but it is still a pretty good browser for just about anything. Safari is very good but still not perfect and I prefer OmniWeb.
“I see these guys going straight to the big ‘e’ everytime.. *shudder”
It’s not as funny as watching kids come into an Apple store and immediately downloading an .exe file of AIM and trying to install it. Actually probably not funny, but sad.
Somewhere someone is saying their kids need to have PC’s at school because they will need them for the ‘real world’.
Lot’s ‘O Links
Firefox-Opes Source
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Opera
http://www.opera.com/
OmniWeb- The one that started it all
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/
Shira
http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en
BumperCar-Kiddie Browser
http://www.freeverse.com/bumpercar2/
Camino- Mozilla Org’s OS X Native Browser
http://www.caminobrowser.org/
Try them all,
PEACE
they supported this monstrosity?