Microsoft has confirmed that it is dropping the Internet Explorer brand.
The move was rumoured in December but now the Redmond-based tech giant has said it will use a new name for its forthcoming browser, which is currently code named Project Spartan.
It is believed the new browser will look more like Google’s Chrome browser and be faster than Internet Explorer.
Microsoft’s marketing chief Chris Capossela said the company is working on a new name for the browser, which should be in Windows 10.
‘We’ll continue to have Internet Explorer, but we’ll also have a new browser which is code named Project Spartan. We have to name the thing,’ he said at Microsoft Convergence.
The new browser will be the main way for Microsoft 10 users to access the internet, although Internet Explorer will continue to exist, The Verge reported.
The re-branding move is unsurprising as Microsoft has tried and largely failed to shake off the bad reputation of Internet Explorer 6, which was notoriously insecure and has regularly made ‘worst tech products of all time’ lists.
