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THOSE OF YOU who continue to use Internet Explorer, you need to make sure you’re using the latest (and final) version of the browser from today onwards.
Microsoft has ended support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10, meaning if you’re still using those versions, you won’t receive security updates or fixes, leaving you vulnerable to future security issues.
Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for older versions of Internet Explorer. Security updates patch vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malware, helping to keep users and their data safer.
The latest version of Internet Explorer, called 11, happens to be the last version. Its replacement is a new browser called Edge which was included with Windows 10.
Users are encouraged to use it or upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 although Microsoft has not said when support ends for this version.
Internet Explorer’s popularity has been low, if consistent, in recent years as Microsoft phases it out. According to Statcounter, 9.98% of Irish users run the latest version Internet Explorer 11, a drop from 11.39% in December, while roughly 3% run older versions of the browser.
The leading browser in Ireland is Google Chrome which holds 61.93% of the browser market share.
Despite its dominance in the 90s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer’s popularity plummeted after newer browsers like Chrome and Firefox entered the market, and it failed to keep up with their advancements.
It also found itself in hot water with the European Commission (EC) after it was accused of stifling competitions by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows.
Despite arguing that it benefited users, Microsoft was told by the EC to promote other browsers in a popup screen in 2010. When it dropped the feature in a Windows 7 update a year later, it was fined €561 million in 2013.
If you still use Internet Explorer and need to check if you’ve updated to the latest version, you can find out by visiting Control Panel > Windows Update > Check for Updates. Updates are turned on automatically so it’s likely you have it installed already.
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I still can’t believe a company that basically allows you to hitch a lift with unlicensed strangers for a fee is a viable business model.
I must be getting old.
Oh no, I find myself in agreement with John Gahan. Uber is a company run by deeply unethical people – people who threaten to smear journalists, people who try to interfere with fundraising for rivals, people who try to weasel out of responsibility when one of their drivers kills a 6 year old girl, people who hike up their prices during natural disasters. I uninstalled the app people ai ever had the chance to give a penny to these kinds of people.
Uber are sc-um. End of story.
Plus, why would you need them when we’ve already got a perfectly good Hailo?
That $40bn valuation is a joke, tbh.
@JohnGahan in Ireland all uber drivers are licensed. If it’s uber black they are licensed corporate limousines and they driver holds a spsv licence which is the same as test a taxi driver sits. It is the vehicle licence which is different and you will see the license on the corner on the front and rear windows. All these licenses are issued by the National Transport Authority and an Garda Siochana
Been there, done that..
Imagine the possibilities if uber invested in self driving cars. Your smart phone would become your car keys. Or if they expanded into buses, no more 3 hour 20 minute bus eireann trips for hour and half journeys.
My smart phone is my car key.
The door opens automatically when I’m 10 feet from the car – even though the phone in my pocket/bag.
Its been around for years, the technology – and the android system has added new dimensions with its new management/use of GPS etc.
When an app like that gets valued at €40bn – it’s time to sell all your tech stocks as soon as humanly possible.
Tick tock tick tock …
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