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Microsoft Edge On Windows 10: the Browser That Will Finally Kill IE

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-tool-in-the-box dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Windows 10 launches today and with it comes a whole new browser, Microsoft Edge. You can still use Internet Explorer if you want, but it's not the default. IE turns 20 in less than a month, which is ancient in internet years, so it's not surprising that Microsoft is shoving it aside. Still, leaving behind IE and launching a new browser built from the ground up marks the end of an era for Microsoft. “Knowing that browsing is still one of the very top activities that people do on a PC, we knew there was an opportunity, and really an obligation, to push the web browsing experience and so that’s what we’ve done with Microsoft Edge," Drew DeBruyne, director of program management at Microsoft told VentureBeat.

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  1. Is it still integrated with the shell? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because if so, it'll be just as dangerous as it ever was.

  2. Um... by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think Firefox dealt it the mortal blow, and then Chrome finished the job.

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    1. Re:Um... by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I'm pretty sure Firefox turned around and finished Firefox. *sigh*

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  3. I don't want to 'feel' it, I want it to be real by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "He then laid out Microsoft’s three goals with Edge:"

    1) Build a browser that feels “responsive, fast, and lightweight” but that is also “clean, doesn’t get in your way, and also works great with the modern web.”

    No, idiot, build a browser that IS responsive, fast, and lightweight. I don't care how it makes me 'feel'.

    2) Build a browser that is trusted and lets people feel safe.

    Again, no, I want the browser to BE safe, and don't care how it makes me 'feel'. All this touchy feely crap you can leave to the hippies. Also if you want me to trust your browser, then make the code open-source and the software FREE (as in speech, not beer)

    3) Build a browser that is “personal and productive,” fitting in with what Microsoft is trying to do overall as a company.

    No, I don't want a personal browser, I want a simple browser that answers 1 and 2 without the bloat that is IE (or worse Office)

  4. Re:Another browser by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nope, we just keep supporting the standards, and Edge will work just fine. If all goes well, we'll actually be able to DROP support for more older browsers as more people migrate off XP & Vista.

    That's the dream, anyway. :)

  5. Re:I found this bit quite funny by jmyers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The fastest way to launch a program is to click on a shortcut. The start menu is for discovering what programs are on the computer. Searching is useless if you don't know what is installed.

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