"But, as Microsoft has substantially ramped up their work on the web platform and Edge, it now feels unfair to make them the butt of the joke." As someone who

"But, as Microsoft has substantially ramped up their work on the web platform and Edge, it now feels unfair to make them the butt of the joke." As someone who has done Web development prior to and throughout the entire lifespan of IE6, I say: no, no it does not. I wish the Edge team the best, and hope their application spurs more innovation and improvement in the browser space. But I (like many others) will be burdened with IE support for the foreseeable future, and see no need to temper my strong dislike for the product.