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Is Chrome the New IE? (2023)


With a global browser market share of over 65%, Google’s Chrome has become the target of criticism and disdain, much like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer once was. Is Chrome facing similar challenges to Internet Explorer (IE) and will this lead to its downfall?

As the internet evolved past the 1990s, the limitations of IE became increasingly apparent, leading to slow performance, lack of support for modern web standards, and security vulnerabilities. Launched in 2008, Chrome promised to be fast, simple, and secure, utilizing the latest web technologies and designed from the ground up with speed and efficiency in mind. Google’s Chrome browser has long been criticized for being a system resource hog, which is why Chromium developers have been busy working on ways to free up memory and keep things running smoothly when users have multiple windows and tabs open.

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