60% Say Internet Explorer Was the First Web Browser They Used

Internet Explorer was a beloved internet browser that was developed by none other than Microsoft itself in the mid 1990’s. It was one of the most popular browsers of its time. However, as technology grew so did the market for other faster and more efficient web browsers. Recently, there were announcements of Microsoft shutting down Internet explorer. Many have had their opinions on this– some found it nostalgic while others have long since shifted to other browsers.

Accordingly, Real Research launched a survey seeking public opinion on Internet Explorer retiring after 27 years. Here are the results.

Highlights:

• 59.96% say Internet Explorer was the first browser they used
• 54.02% disliked that Internet Explorer was too old
• 58.78% say they use Google Chrome regularly

Respondents’ Awareness of Internet Explorer

The survey on Internet Explorer retiring after 27 years starts by asking whether respondents are aware of the browser. To this, 77.04% say yes, while 22.96% say they are not.

The survey then asks if respondents have ever used Internet Explorer. 59.96% replied saying yes, it was the first web browser they ever used. Whereas, 16.21% have used it a few times, with 6.62% respondents to have been using it until it retired.

A further 3.97% also said they have never heard of it before, and 3.41% who used it but did not like it quite much. However, 9.25% have never used it.

Most-liked Feature of Internet Explorer

Next, the survey asked what feature respondents liked the most about Internet Explorer. To this, 52.35% say it was the first browser they have ever used. Whereas, 23% say it was user-friendly. 9.86% said it was one of the first web browsers ever, with 7.93% who said the technical features were good. Moreover, 5.86% said the overall color and theme were good.

Accordingly, the survey also asked what is the one feature respondents disliked about Internet Explorer. 54.02% said it was too old, whereas, 15.24% said it was too slow. Furthermore, 12.28% said it was not user-friendly, and 7.28% said the appearance was not note-worthy.

Additionally, 5.76% said it had technical glitches and issues, with a further 4.06% saying it was a ‘waste of tech-space’.

Respondents to Switch From Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge

The survey then asks if respondents would like to switch from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. 18.1% said yes they are already using it as it is much better and an upgraded version. In contrast, 15.6% use it only if there is no other option. However, 14.17% say they hope they bring it back Internet Explorer. A further 13.88% said they would rather use other browsers than Microsoft Edge. Lastly, 13.1% also said they tried using Microsoft Edge, but did not like it much.

Accordingly, the survey asked which of the Microsoft products respondents would like the most. The responses were Microsoft Office (17.24%), Windows (17.21%), Internet Explorer (12.35%), Microsoft Edge(10.42%), Xbox (9.99%), Microsoft Outlook (9.75%), and Microsoft Mobile (9.75%).

To conclude, the survey on Internet Explorer retiring asks what other web browsers respondents use regularly. The responses are Google Chrome (58.78%), Firefox (9.44%), Safari (6.99%), Internet Explorer (5.72%), Opera (4.25%), and Brave (4.15%).