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Late last week, Google officially announced plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in the United States. The opening is scheduled to take place this summer. Microsoft has also made an announcement - for a change, it has given a specific date on which it intends to definitively end support for its Internet Explorer web browser. Our Monday roundup will also cover Netflix, which is reportedly planning to launch its own gaming service.

Google opens its first brick-and-mortar store

The news about the opening of the first brick-and-mortar store didn't make it into our last summary last week, but we certainly don't want to deprive you of it. Google announced this news to the public via post on your blog, where she also stated that the store in question will open in New York's Chelsea neighborhood during the summer. The assortment of the Google branded store should consist of, for example, Pixel smartphones, Fitbit wearable electronics, devices from the Nest product line and other products from Google. In addition, the "Google Store" will offer services such as service and workshops, along with technical support. Google's brick-and-mortar brand store will be located right in the very center of the New York Google campus, Google has not yet revealed its exact form or specific opening date.

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Netflix is ​​flirting with the gaming industry

At the end of last week, it started to be rumored that the management of the popular streaming service Netflix wants to expand the influence of its platform even more in the future and wants to try to venture into the waters of the gaming industry. The Information server Citing well-informed sources, he said that Netflix management is currently looking for new reinforcements from the gaming industry, and is even considering offering users an Apple Arcade-style gaming service. The new gaming service from Netflix should work on a regular subscription basis. Netflix released an official statement in which it stated that practically since its inception it has been expanding its offering, whether it is expanding its content as such, or adding new languages, content from other regions, or perhaps introducing a new type of content in the style of interactive shows . In this statement, Netflix says that it would be 100% excited about the possibility of offering more interactive entertainment.

Internet Explorer is retiring

Microsoft announced late last week that it would be putting its Internet Explorer web browser on hold. Users will be able to use the Microsoft Edge browser in the environment of the Windows 10 operating system, which Microsoft said in its blog post last week is not only faster, but also a safer and more modern way to browse the Internet. The first news that Microsoft is going to retire its Internet Explorer appeared some time ago. Now the company has officially announced that on June 15 of next year this web browser will be permanently put on ice and its support in all directions will also end. Websites and applications based on Internet Explorer will work in the environment of the newer Microsoft Edge browser until 2029. Internet Explorer once dominated the web browser market, but now its share is significantly lower. In this regard, according to Statscounter data, Google's Chrome browser is currently at the top with a 65% share, followed by Apple's Safari with a 19% share. Mozilla's Firefox is in third place with a 3,69% share, and only in fourth place is Edge with a 3,39% share.

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