{"id":856,"date":"2022-06-19T17:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T09:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T08:44:43","slug":"jung-ki-young-spent-300-on-internet-explorer-gravestone-that-went-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/jung-ki-young-spent-300-on-internet-explorer-gravestone-that-went-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Jung Ki-young Spent $300 On Internet Explorer Gravestone That Went Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL<\/strong>, (17th of June 2022) – In the southern city of Gyeongju, a software engineer built an Internet Explorer gravestone which has gone viral. This is 2 days after the company announced that it will end its support<\/strong><\/a> for the aforementioned browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jung Ki-young<\/em> (38<\/em>)<\/strong>, a South Korean software engineer spent a month and \u20a9430,000 (South Korean Won, or around $332 USD), to commemorate the Internet Explorer’s demise. The gravestone was custom ordered by Jung Ki-young, with the signature “e” logo of the Internet Explorer. And this was set up on the rooftop of his brother’s cafe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jung Ki-young – Internet Explorer Gravestone That Went Viral | Image: Reuters.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The gravestone went viral, probably not because of what you are thinking after 27 years of its service. But it must have been what’s in the gravestone’s inscription, which reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet Explorer<\/strong><\/p>

1995. 8. 17 ~ 2022. 6. 15<\/p>

He was a good tool to download other browsers.<\/strong><\/p>Jung Ki-young Internet Explorer Gravestone’s inscription<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

After the “ceremony<\/em>“, the uploaded photos by Jung with his witty joke about the Internet Explorer were quickly picked up by other Reddit online users. And the now-defunct web browser photos went viral when it was upvoted tens of thousands of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One example of a Reddit post that shared the photos is from this user<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What's In Here<\/p>\n