{"id":3228,"date":"2022-06-15T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clockwork.com\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:00:42","slug":"rip-ie-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clockwork.com\/insights\/rip-ie-11\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP IE 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this day, June 15, 2022,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/internet-explorer-11\">Microsoft officially ends support for Internet Explorer<\/a>&nbsp;desktop applications. IE has been \u2018retired\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news about Internet Explorer might have you thinking, \u2018\u201cthat was still a thing?\u201d Maybe it brings back fond memories of the early ages of the internet, after all,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/15\/tech\/internet-explorer-dead\/index.html\">IE had a monopoly on the browser market<\/a>&nbsp;for much of the early 2000s. For developers, QA analysts, and the like, it\u2019s a day to celebrate. Our teams certainly are! Gone are the requirements for new sites and tools to support an increasingly obsolete browser!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to share a few sentiments from our team, as we say goodbye to our old frenemy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI feel like we need to have a party or something, this has been every FED\u2019s dream for a decade+\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Microsoft is officially ending IE 11 support. And so is Clockwork! Cheers!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI love this. I still feel triggered by IE6 from my PM days\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBuilding an IE11 logo pinata would be logged in flex time, correct?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cTomorrow is the big day!!!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether this news has you experiencing nostalgia or relief, it\u2019s a day to celebrate and\/or commemorate (with memes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day, June 15, 2022,&nbsp;Microsoft officially ends support for Internet Explorer&nbsp;desktop applications. 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