Microsoft edge is officially launched based on chromium

Microsoft decided it was time to launch its revamped Edge browser, now entirely based on Chromium, the Google Chrome navigation engine.

Microsoft decided it was time to launch its revamped Edge browser

Let's be clear here, this is a completely different browser than we knew about, and Microsoft's shift in focus has allowed Edge to become something better, and more open than ever before, thanks to the world's most widely used Chromium engine.

For starters, Microsoft's new Edge browser is compatible with Windows 7-10, macOS, iOS, and Android. Edge is no longer a Windows 10-only browser, Edge is designed for everyone, and this design decision is sure to help browser adoption. A version of the browser for Linux is also planned.

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Another factor that forms the basis of this Edge relaunch is the one used by Chromium, replacing Microsoft's EdgeHTML rendering engine to offer greater support for today's websites and better support for third-party add-ons and extensions.

In the near future, Microsoft's new Edge browser will launch alongside new Windows updates, but the browser is available as a separate download right now if we want to give it a try.

Compared to Google's Chrome browser, Internet users will have a choice. Who do you trust your data the most, in Microsoft or Google? At the moment, Microsoft has no plans to remove the old version of the Windows 10 browser, as EdgeHTML is still used by some organizations. Have you already tried the new browser? How do you like it?

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