By now we all know that some of the changes Microsoft made in Windows 8 were so bold that they made a difficult experience for users. With rumblings that about Windows 10 will help undo some of these changes it’s a little surprising to hear that the latest rumor is that Microsoft may be working on an exit strategy for Internet Explorer.
Allegedly there’s a project code named “Spartan” which will be a new browser packaged alongside Internet Explorer when Windows 10 arrives. The new browser is expected to look more like Firefox and Chrome but will apparently use some of the Microsoft’s technology found in IE (Chakra JavaScript and Trident rendering engine).
With many corporations so dependent on Internet Explorer, my guess is that even if they are successful with Spartan, IE will follow the often-extended deathclock that was seen with Windows XP.
