Microsoft boasts with Edge the degree of accessibility it offers but the comparison against other browsers has a trick

Microsoft continues to boast the performance of its new Edge browser. With the Chromium engine at its roots, the Microsoft browser is conquering more and more users and making them forget the bittersweet taste of the old Edge while finally represents a guaranteed replacement for Internet Explorer

An example of Microsoft's good work with its new development is the test that Edge, based on Chromium, has passed. Different tests designed to verify the degree of accessibility it offers and where the new Edge has achieved 100% in the HTML5 accessibility test… but beware, you have to view study with magnifying glass.

A few figures with cat locked up?

It was a question of verifying what level of accessibility each browser admits in a test in which almost all the browsers on the market have participated. In the absence of any in particular, such as Brave, they have tried Chrome, Firefox, the aforementioned Edge, Safari and the old Internet Explorer

They have been subjected to different tests whose final results can be seen here and in which they seek to find out what new HTML5 features are compatible with the main browsers.

Includes a test bench to check if they are accessible with the keyboard or, for example, if features related to accessibility are supported so that a user who requires a special type of assistance can use the browser usually without developers having to add additional solutions

Tests in which Edge obtains a full score with 100% passed, a figure higher than the 92% obtained by Chrome, the 89% achieved by Firefox and the 56% achieved by Internet Explorer 11. Only Safari on macOS High Sierra comes close to Edge with a 98% success rate.

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At first glance it is a success, but if we look closely, there is no fairness in the comparison. New and old versions have clashed>"

Good figures obtained by Microsoft Edge, there is no doubt, but this study should be done under equal conditions for all participants.

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