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I'm worried about a few things:

Where will Edge take us? Is Edge replacing IE, or is it parallel?

I feel like this is going to cause confusion. Why did they choose a modern evolution of the Internet Explorer logo (Blue "e" with an orbit)? Everyone is going to expect that this is the new Internet Explorer. ActiveX plugins don't work - are you using Internet Explorer? "Yes! The blue e!" Eek.

If IE is going to co-exist alongside Edge, I feel that we will just be forced to support another new browser.

Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/927/

Edge is replacing IE and is the default browser for Windows 10. IE is included in Windows 10, but it is buried in the Windows Accessories folder in the Start menu. The current version of IE is 11 and that will be the last. Microsoft will support IE until Jan 2016.

> Microsoft will support IE until Jan 2016.

Uh... [1]

    Beginning January 12, 2016, the following operating systems
    and browser version combinations will be supported:
    
    Windows Vista SP2         Internet Explorer 9
    Windows Server 2008 SP2   Internet Explorer 9
    ...

    After January 12, 2016, only the most recent version of Internet
    Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive
    technical support and security updates.

They go on to talk about how Windows 7's Enterprise Mode will be supported until 2020 so you can still keep IE kicking around well beyond 2016.

[1] http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/08/07/stay-up-to-dat...

Ah, you are correct. I mixed up the dates with IE 10 for some reason.

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