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Microsoft is reportedly replacing Edge with a Chromium-based browser

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

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Microsoft Edge has failed to capture the public’s attention since launching back in 2015, so you can’t really blame the company for switching tacts. According to new reports that first surfaced in WindowsCentral, the browser isn’t not long for this world. Microsoft could announce its replacement as early as this week.

As for what’s next for the Windows 10 default browser, the company is reportedly looking Google for some help on that front. The next-gen browser is said to find Microsoft swapping Edge’s EdgeHTML rending engine for Chromium.

All of this is still early stages for the project that has been floating around with the internal name “Anaheim,” but Internet Explorer’s replacement’s replacement will hopefully address some stability and compatibility issues that have hampered adoption. It could also help the browser work better on those ARM-powered Windows machines.

The Chromium-powered browser would likely have more flexbility, should the company ever choose to really go all in a Chromebook competitor, rather than pushing a stripped down version of Windows 10. Distinguishing the browser from Chrome will be another question entirely.

Microsoft’s going to need some help on that front if it hopes to regain a solid chunk of browser marketshare from Google. According to recent numbers, Chrome controls well over half of the global browser market.



Authored by Piyush Suthar
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