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The latest IE for Vista SP2 looks to be IE9, so it looks like it'll continue to receive updates. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle#gp/Microsoft-Inte

• melling 11y ago
  Doesn't seem to have much market share: https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qpcustomd=0 https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qpr... IE8 still has over 10%
  • dudus 11y ago
    Acording to this other source it's only 2%. These estimates are so different it's hard to trust on any of it. http://gs.statcounter.com/#desktop-browser_version_partially_combined-ww-monthly-201410-201510 http://gs.statcounter.com/#desktop-browser_version_partially... Browser trend will probably be more influenced by region and public. If your public is stay home dads in China you should definitvely be looking into iE8, if your public is tech workers in the Bay Area you shouldn't even care about iE11.
    • ZeroGravitas 11y ago
      There's a difference in methodology that explains some of the divergence: Netmarketshare counts each user only once per day (per site?). If you assume users if Chrome/Firefox etc are more active on the web than IE8 users then it fits. Which number is more important when deciding what to support on your site is a complicated question. Probably your own user demographic has a greater impact though.
    • mercurial 11y ago
      It's definitely a question of context. You have a large number of companies who either take a very long time to update to newer versions of Windows, or who developed a number of internal applications which will not work with newer IEs.
• stephenr 11y ago
  Sigh I blame Microsoft's confusing description: > What is end of support? Beginning January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical supports and security updates. Internet Explorer 11 is the last version of Internet Explorer, and will continue to receive security updates, compatibility fixes, and technical support on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. Not a single mention of Vista/etc.
  • taspeotis 11y ago
    Vista left mainstream support three years ago [1]. [1] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle
    • mtgx 11y ago
      Mainstream supports means no more features, but it's still getting patches, I imagine.
      • toyg 11y ago
        Nope. "End of support refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance. [...] you will no longer receive security updates"
        • tempestn 11y ago
          That refers to the end of extended support, which just recently happened for Windows XP. Vista is under extended support until April 2017, as mentioned on the page you quoted from.
        • Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y ago
          I think Microsoft is deliberately confusing there, but that's referring to the end of extended support. Extended support means only security fixes (and fixes you pay tons of money for). Scroll down to the table on this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/lifepolicy https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/lifepolicy
• nikbackm 11y ago
  But then only on Vista SP2 and not e.g. Windows 7/8/10 I would assume.