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It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're
by fragsworth 7y ago
It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge.
- lugg 7y agoChanging the name of something in attempt to rebrand causes confusion. I'm shocked.
- dpark 7y ago> Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge. Citation? Is this actually a thing? Honestly I don’t believe you, mostly because your scenario involves people actually using Edge in sufficient volume that “everyone calls it IE” is supposed to be a meaningful thing.
- wastedhours 7y agoMy anecdata, everyone who I know who uses Edge (2 people, my parents on their Windows 10 machines) still call it Internet Explorer. They're tech savvy people too, but built up a habit with their new laptops. Hardly statistically significant I know though.
- dagw 7y agoI bet if I asked around the office what the default browser that came with their new Windows 10 laptops that were rolled out last year, 90+% would say Internet Explorer. The icon even looks similar. Now admittedly most of those people aren't using Edge, but that has a lot to with them thinking it Internet Explorer.