Microsoft to Kill off Edge Browser, Replace with its Own Chromium-derivative?

[FordGT90Concept]

explorer and iexplore are different executables. They've been seperate for a bit now.

Since Windows 2000 because EU sued. One of the fantastic things about Windows 98/ME is that you could type any valid address in explorer or internet explorer and it will take you there. For example, put in an FTP URL, it will use Windows Explorer to view the directory. Put in HTTP URL, it will use Internet Explorer to render the website. Put in C:\ and it will use Windows Explorer to show you the local directory. Explorer was truly universal. Of course, that meant you couldn't remove Internet Explorer because it was literally a critical component of the operating system. Dumb laws prohibiting an innovative system like that from happening again. :C

 

[londiste]

If I can get UBlock Origin, LastPass, and Honey on it, then I'm sold.

UBlock Origin: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ublock-origin/9nblggh444l4
LastPass: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/lastpass-free-password-manager/9nblggh4v7x0
Honey: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/honey/9pfs6hpnlbxk

 

[R-T-B]

Dumb laws prohibiting an innovative system like that from happening again. :C

I'd take that over the old ie winning the browser wars...

 

[Fx]

Good riddance!

 

[XiGMAKiD]

Replacing it with Chromium derivative won't solve the problem which is Microsoft itself, it will stay clunky to use with little to no feature

I prefer they invest in better browser team

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I'd take that over the old ie winning the browser wars...

Nothing stopping you from using something else.

 

[Octopuss]

Did you even use it? Because if you say its a renamed IE, its obvious you've not seen much of it.

Yes, unfortunately I did.
It's a piece of shit with virtually nonexistant configuration possibilities (well, just like Firefox to be fair).

 

[R-T-B]

Yes, unfortunately I did.
It's a piece of shit with virtually nonexistant configuration possibilities (well, just like Firefox to be fair).

Neither browser (firefox or ie) is lacking in configuration options anymore.

Edge still flaunts web standards though.

 

[holyprof]

I mostly use Firefox, sometimes Chrome, but it's nice to know Edge/IE has my back if i need to open legacy content written for the non-standard M$ browsers of the past. I was even hoping M$ will port Edge to linux after they started working with linux when Satya Nadella became CEO.

Anyway, sad news if it's true. Now that Microsoft doesn't shove Edge down my throat as they did before, it is nice to have an alternative to the dominating Chrome+Firefox duo (on the desktop that is, I believe on mobile it's Chrome+Safari).

 

[R-T-B]

Nothing stopping you from using something else.

Not everyone is that bright and browsers used to be commercial. No users = no browser.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Not everyone is that bright and browsers used to be commercial. No users = no browser.

And yet, Google exploits them all the same:

Okay for Google, not okay for Microsoft? Double standard much?

 

[Ubersonic]

One of the fantastic things about Windows 98/ME is that you could type any valid address in explorer or internet explorer and it will take you there. For example, put in an FTP URL, it will use Windows Explorer to view the directory. Put in HTTP URL, it will use Internet Explorer to render the website. Put in C:\ and it will use Windows Explorer to show you the local directory. Explorer was truly universal.

That still works, in fact Explorer will even open Chrome if that's your default browser.

 

[silentbogo]

At least one positive thing will come from this: more compatibility and less disagreement on how to render HTML and CSS.
All we have now is Webkit, Chromium(Blink) and Gecko left, which are almost on the same page already.

Edge wasn't bad, especially in terms of performance, but what kills it the most is a very awkward and clunky UI.

 

[R-T-B]

Okay for Google, not okay for Microsoft?

Did I say that?

Let me summarize my philosophy simply for you:

More browsers good.

 

[Gasaraki]

Did I say that?

Let me summarize my philosophy simply for you:

More browsers good.

"More" browsers that are really just Chrome reskinned is NOT good. Chrome is shit. I use it as a backup to my Firefox. I tried using it as my main but it does not want to cooperate on some sites.

 

[robot zombie]

Shame... oddly enough Edge has my favorite pdf viewer I've ever used. By far the least clunky and most stable. I mean, it's the only thing I use it for but...

 

[StrayKAT]

I'm disappointed. Not because I want them to keep EdgeHTML. I can see how it's a problem that Enterprise still doesn't have a modern IE/Edge (and can't, because of no Windows Store? Not sure). It's just that using Chromium is beneath them. They can make anything they want. Why use that?

I wonder how they're going to implement one feature in particular that I like: Application Guard (virtualizes Edge in it's own secure session).

 

[rtwjunkie]

Explorer was truly universal. Of course, that meant you couldn't remove Internet Explorer because it was literally a critical component of the operating system.

Funny story about that.

Back in my younger days I had a truly abysmal computer with a paltry sized hard drive and almost no ram. The system was Windows 98. I decided to pare everything down just so there was enough room so my kids could get a game on there (Spider-Man, The Movie).

Yep, you guessed it. Everything was going great until I ripped Internet Explorer out. Not good. The system basically quit working, since the process pulled out a lot of essential explorer stuff.

As you can imagine, a reinstall was necessary.

Edge wasn't bad, especially in terms of performance, but what kills it the most is a very awkward and clunky UI.

Frequent use makes it very intuitive. The reason I started using it at home in lieu of FF is because it’s our browser at work. Now I literally find IE to feel like a relic if I have to use it.

 

[Gorstak]

edge is still the best browser to download chrome

 

[R-T-B]

"More" browsers that are really just Chrome reskinned is NOT good. Chrome is shit. I use it as a backup to my Firefox. I tried using it as my main but it does not want to cooperate on some sites.

By "browser" I'm referring to the rendering engine.

 

[StrayKAT]

It's funny.. decades later, and I'm still torn between Microsoft and Mozilla (Netscape). But screw Google. I want the mid 90s back.. without these assholes existing. Not even MS was as bad as they are.

 

[R-T-B]

I can see how it's a problem that Enterprise still doesn't have a modern IE/Edge

Uh...

You mean ltsb?

 

[StrayKAT]

Uh...

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You mean ltsb?

Maybe that's it? I honest don't know about Enterprise and was just guessing. I thought I overheard someone saying they were still forced to use IE.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Maybe that's it? I honest don't know about Enterprise and was just guessing. I thought I overheard someone saying they were still forced to use IE.

No, we have W10 enterprise at work, and Edge is the browser.

 

[Rahnak]

Maybe that's it? I honest don't know about Enterprise and was just guessing. I thought I overheard someone saying they were still forced to use IE.

Possibly due to a legacy application. Only reason why IE is still a thing.