Internet Explorer redirects more traffic to Edge Chromium browser as Microsoft warns of the demise of the once dominant browser. In 2004 IE enjoyed 95 percent market share; today, an estimated 5 percent of users rely on it. Microsoft also announced that in two short weeks, its own services would no longer be supported by IE. In 2015 Microsoft said it would replace IE with Edge in an effort to support modern browser functions. In 2018, it announced further efforts to streamline its development Edge be rebuilt on the Chromium rendering engine, which is the same code Google s Chrome browser uses.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ie-browser-death-march/160571/