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Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer

Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the dominant browser for over a decade. [Courtesy]

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser.

Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the dominant browser for over a decade as it was bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system that came pre-installed in billions of computers.

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