Because of this, it will take time for organizations to fully switch to the Microsoft Edge experience. On average, organizations that are deeply embedded within the Microsoft ecosystem average 1,678 legacy apps. If one person on the client’s team is using a legacy browser but their own analytics state that less than 1% of their users, can your organization justify the cost of customization and support?” “In a perfect world, modern browsers would get the best of everything you put into them, and legacy browsers would at least function in the same basic manner, but that’s not always the case. If explicit support for legacy browsers isn’t planned on in advance, we can’t always easily ‘make it work’ after the fact,” continued Megown. “Building websites is complex work, and the tools we choose affect the outcome. So how does this affect Lightburn services and support? Microsoft themselves are considering the Microsoft Edge browser the future for their organization, improving compatibility, streamlining productivity, and providing better security. Fortunately for the average consumer, new installations of Windows now also come with Microsoft Edge, which is installed by default to automatically shift users to a better browser with little friction. “Along with Microsoft being deeply embedded into software, companies, and organizations across the world, we’re all but guaranteed to see Internet Explorer still kickin’ around in one form or another into the 2030s,” stated Megown. Internet Explorer, installed by default on Windows, was only updated with major releases of the Windows operating system itself. This doesn’t merely cause frustration for developers but can cost businesses a significant amount of money in time spent adjusting (or rewriting) code and performing additional browser testing. The problem arises when utilizing these modern features meets the business requirement of supporting a legacy browser such as Internet Explorer. However, these modern features aren’t readily available in legacy browsers. This is also why there are very clear web best practices for development, design, and other digital services. The features can streamline certain aspects of development or improve performance, making the web experience better for internet users and providers. These modern features are agreed upon by both the design/development community and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which is the closest thing to a governing body for web technology and standards agencies have. Still, they can also include implementations of modern features for use in website development. The frequent updates in evergreen browsers typically contain bug fixes and security patches. However, since these browsers are updated so often, issues with a specific versioning is rare and usually addressed seamlessly by supporting providers. At the time of writing, Google Chrome’s current major version is 90, which means your agency, web development partner, or IT team will support versions 89 and 90. In general, the rule of thumb for supporting different versions of evergreen browsers spans the last two major versions for most agencies. Popular browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge are all updated quite frequently – sometimes as often as 2-3 times a week – and therefore are considered evergreen.” “Internet Explorer is considered a legacy browser, which is not often updated and falls outside of what most agencies consider a standard range of support. “This is not a surprise,” said Lightburn front-end developer Corey Megown.
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