Rumor: Microsoft dropping Edge browser in favor of Chromium

[harlan4096]

The rumors keep on coming. After yesterday's rumor that Microsoft is working on Windows Lite, the next attempt at conquering lost territory in the classroom and in education, Windows Central reports that Microsoft will replace Edge on Windows 10 with a Chromium-powered web browser.

Microsoft Edge was Microsoft's attempt at creating a modern web browser on the Windows platform; the company hoped that Edge would help it regain marketshare in the browser market that it lost to Google and the Chrome browser for the most part.

Microsoft integrated Edge as the main browser and Internet Explorer for backward compatibility in Windows 10. The company did not port Edge to previous versions of Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.

Developers who did not run Windows 10 had to use virtual machines to test web projects and services against Edge.

Windows Central reports that Microsoft is "building a new web browser powered by Chromium" and that this new browser, called Anaheim internally, will replace Edge as the default browser.

Chromium is the open source part of Google Chrome; it is a popular choice among browser developers, Vivaldi and Opera use it as the base for their browsers.

Full reading: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/12/04/rumor-...-chromium/

[Der.Reisende]

For me, this is fantastic news.
Have been using multiple browsers so far, but all were Chromium based.
Edge feels so clumsy. Apart from Smart Screen there is no reason for me to use it, good old IE does much better (and has smart screen, too).
Maybe they will allow installation of widespread Chrome Store Apps, this would be great.