Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gives Internet Explorer 6 Its Last Rites

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has celebrated the demise of IE 6 in the
US. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gives Internet Explorer 6 Its Last Rites
The tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has held a ceremony to
celebrate the extinction of Internet Explorer 6 in the US, a sign that users
have now turned to faster browsers. The company, which started the IE6 Countdown
website last March, said that less than 1 percent of users now use the decade
old browser. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s Internet Explorer marketing
director Roger Capriotti said, "IE6 has been the punch line of browser jokes
for a while, and we've been as eager as anyone to see it go away. Less than a
year later, I'm thrilled to say that the United States has joined the ranks of
Austria, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway in dropping below 1% usage
of IE6". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stocks were at 26.77 at the end of the
last days trading. Theres been a 4.3% change in the stock price over the past 3
months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate
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