Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer as it seeks edge in browser war

FILE PHOTO A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City U.S. on July 28 2015. REUTERSMike SegarFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City, U.S. on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser.

Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the dominant browser for over a decade as it was bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system that came pre-installed in billions of computers.

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