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Microsoft Edge embraces open-source Chromium code, plans move to Windows 7, 8, and Macs |
December 07, 2018
Microsoft is overhauling its struggling Edge browser in pretty much every way over the next year. The proprietary EdgeHTML engine underpinning the browser will be abandoned in favor of the Chromium code used by Google’s Chrome and several other browsers. After the shift, Microsoft plans to end Edge’s Windows 10 desktop exclusivity by bringing it to Macs and older versions of Windows. “People using Microsoft Edge (and potentially other browsers) will experience improved compatibility with all websites, while getting the best-possible battery life and hardware integration on all kinds of Windows devices,” Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Windows, said in the blog post announcing the shift. He also touted compatibility benefits for web developers and corporate IT administrators.To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3326521/browsers/microsoft-edge-chromium-macs.html#tk.rss_all
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