Google Kills Off the Internet Explorer Toolbar

Few people still remember this, but Google actually offers an Internet Explorer toolbar that was originally supposed to make it easier for users to quickly search the web. In other words, the toolbar integrated a search box, and at a time when browser didn’t come with such a feature, it goes without saying this was super-handy for users out there. However, as Internet Explorer is slowly but surely approaching its end, Google too decided to abandon the toolbar. The whole thing happened quietly, as the company has revealed on a support page that “Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer has been discontinued.” Instead, the Mountain View-based company tells users to install Google Chrome. The end of Internet Explorer Microsoft is also getting ready to abandon Internet Explorer, as the company is now betting big on Microsoft Edge, which is also the new default browser on Windows. Inter...