microsoft is hoping to regain ie 's previous position in users' hearts with internet explorer 8, a version that was released in late january.
an unhappy news for those who still admire internet explorer (ie): the ie 8 version deserves to be called 'ram-hogging machine'.
microsoft has just announced a roadmap to support security updates for its web browsers. notably, internet explorer 8 (ie 8) web browser is only supported by microsoft security
according to security company zero day initiative, internet explorer 8 browser has appeared a security hole for more than half a year, but microsoft almost never bothered to fix
in recent years, google's chrome browser has shown remarkable growth, with an increasing number of users, while microsoft's internet explorer (ie) has lost market share.