Back on July 29, 2015, Microsoft launched its new internet browser Microsoft Edge. The company wanted to refresh its existing browser Internet Explorer and decided to begin anew by starting development from the ground up. Microsoft made it clear that Edge would only be supported on Windows 10, Xbox, and its mobile platforms.
Many feel that excluding Edge from Windows 7 was a mistake, as a large user base still uses Windows 7 despite official support ending in January of 2020. In effect, Microsoft bifurcated its own market share in the browser space, while simultaneously breaking all previous Internet Explorer application compatibility.
Today, rumors are floating around that plans have been set in motion to replace Edge with a new web browser codenamed "Anaheim" — built on the open-source Chromium engine, the same engine that powers Google Chrome. This would be a significant strategic shift, effectively acknowledging that the original Edge was not the success Microsoft had hoped for.
The Chromium-based Edge would benefit from the massive ecosystem of Chrome extensions and the rendering engine's wide compatibility with modern web standards — something the original Edge struggled with.
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