[kbenson]

> Even today, many serious online intrusions exploit flaws in software first built in that era, such as Adobe Flash, Oracle’s Java and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

Isn't that like saying "Many accidents happen to models of cars first built during that era?" Just because they debuted then doesn't mean they are substantially, or even remotely the same thing. How many complete rewrites of Internet Explorer have we had since then?

[WalterGR]

    How many complete rewrites of Internet Explorer have we had since then?

None?

There's an ongoing one that was announced in January with a preview released in March. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Edge

[pnash]

Spartan?

https://twitter.com/dildog/status/612795030345007104

"It feels like 1996 again."

[WalterGR]

Microsoft Edge is Project Spartan.

"Microsoft Edge, initially developed under the codename Project Spartan..." (same Wikipedia link as above)

[alricb]

Some software has remarkable staying power; look at the incomprehensible mess that is the TLS implementation from Mozilla, NSS, or at the insane amount of features required to implement the pdf spec.

[agapos]

I believe I saw more IE6 users in the last year than drivers with 50+ year old cars.