Finally it is confirmed that Microsoft kills Edge as we know it today and will be based on Chromium which is OpenSource.
A few days ago, rumors started to emerge that Microsoft was interested in loading the Microsoft Edge browser, which was released in 2016 with the arrival of Windows 10 and that versions for Android and iOS have subsequently appeared. The company has finally confirmed that Edge is days numbered as we currently know it, but the name will continue to be used.
Microsoft confirms that they are done with Microsoft Edge.
Spartan, which is the name was the code name of this browser before reaching the market, it has lasted only 28 months and has been clearly surpassed by browsers based on Chromium, which is Open Source and on which Google Chrome browsers are based. , Opera and Brave, and now it will also be the company's next browser.
Edge dies and Windows will enter the new open source browser that will receive better and more frequent updates, which will allow the company to save on coding and development work for the browser in terms of updates and security.
A death that was clearly destined to die since the company had nothing to lose with this Edge browser, because it barely has a four percent market share, something it has inherited from Internet Explorer and its bad reputation. It hasn't gotten everyone who went to Chrome to come back.
The company has not given data, they have simply highlighted that it will be 'a new Microsoft Edge', so the code core will change but the name will remain. This new version of this browser will arrive in preliminary build mode during the first quarter of 2019, in addition to being an attempt by the company to launch a browser that is compatible with Apple's Mac OS.
