IE5 Mac RIP
December 23, 2005 | In GeneralMicrosoft has advised Mac users of Internet Explorer (IE) to switch to rival browsers such as Apple’s Safari.
The advice came as the software giant formally announced the end of IE for Apple Macs. Microsoft initially stopped work on the browser in June 2003.
No more security updates will be provided as from the New Year. The browser itself will be removed from Microsoft’s Mactopia site and no longer be available for download.
Alternatives to Mac IE5
The current version of IE for Macs is effectively three years old, making it an outdated browser compared to its Windows equivalent.
Microsoft stopped work on developing the browser in June 2003 and now announced that it will not provide any further security updates as from the end of the year. The browser itself will be removed from Microsoft Mactopia download site from 31 January.
On its website Microsoft recommended that Mac users switch to “more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple’s Safari”. Other alternative browsers include Firefox and Opera.
