As a tech journalist, I’ve been guilty of calling people out for using the swear-word of all browsers: Internet Explorer. I sat at my office desk, a flat-white drinking Android campaigner and avid eyebrow raiser at anyone who would steer away from the browser of the gods: Google Chrome. I must admit, I had little reason to champion it besides the fact that my life revolved around its artificial intelligence powered virtual assistant, Google Assistant, and the overarching power of Alphabet Inc – which reached $1 trillion in value earlier this year. Not to mention the fact that founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin arguably changed the world. So, with a gut-wrenching gasp, I came across this piece by The Wall Street Journal, demanding I quit the browser of dreams and use Safari (used by 12.64% of South Africans) or even worse, Edge Legacy (used by 1.32%), Internet Explorer’s successor. But after reading it and Joanna Stern’s practical approach, I can’t help but agree. – Nadim