With the release of the
re-definitive Windows 10 computer operating system by Microsoft around 2015,
there have been quite the number of changes to its signature suite of packaged
programs. One of them is the retirement of the ubiquitous Internet Explorer in
favor of a new Win-10 introduced browser, Edge. Microsoft Edge is indicative of
the aesthetic and systematic changes done between old Windows and Windows 10.
But while there have been some neat new features, Win-10 users tended to be
ambivalent to Edge preferring other browsers like Google Chrome instead.
Microsoft has tried to remedy problems cited in Edge by developing a version
based on Chrome’s open-source base Chromium.
And as Tech Crunch reports, that new Microsoft Edge browser based on the
Chromium source code was finally released this week on Wednesday, January 15.
This marks the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of development work for
Microsoft, since it first announced that they will shift Edge’s base to
Chromium back in May 2019. The new Chromium-based Edge browser is not only
available for Windows (including earlier versions aside from Windows 10) but
also for macOS, iOS and Android. It will completely replace the original browser,
which uses EdgeHTML.
While Edge and Google Chrome are
both based on Chromium open-source, the new Edge browser does lack a number of
features that Chrome users are long familiar with. It is true that both
browsers will allow syncing of favorites, settings, addresses/contacts, and
passwords; however the new Edge cannot sync history and extensions used in
Chrome if both browsers are present in a user’s operating system. This means
one will have to download Chrome-compatible extensions for their Edge if they
want it. Microsoft is promising that a later update of the new Chromium-Edge
will allow for syncing of these other features.
The new Edge browser will
eventually become available by default in a future wide update for Windows 10.
But users can now download it in advance at Microsoft’s official webpage for
the new Edge browser. It is downloadable by default for Win-10, although one
can select alternatives for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, macOs, iOS and Android as already
mentioned. First-time launch of the new Edge will have users opt for options
such as the available sync options of contacts, settings and favorites from Chrome,
as well as the style aesthetics on how tabs and personalized ads will be
presented.
For the moment, Microsoft is
looking at enterprise users looking to use the new Chromium-Edge browser,
specifically because of its ability to load websites optimized for older
browsers like Internet Explorer. Other perks like anti-tracking capabilities
and Netflix 4K support are also welcome for fans.
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