It's foolish to rate the retooled Edge at this point, based on a leaked version that may, or may not, represent even the opening round of betas, much less a final.īut there is an Edge bent to the leaked preview based on Chromium 75, with a Microsoft-made menu - reached by clicking the ellipsis at the right of the tab bar - and minor other tweaks here and there. Will full-Chromium Edge be a straight-out Chrome clone? Microsoft will let users know when the new Chromium-based Edge goes into public preview. To sign up to be notified of the official launch of the full-Chrome Edge preview, users should register at this site by giving Microsoft an email address.
Also of note: There are no Insider programs for Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, and while Microsoft may downplay Edge's use on those platforms, it will certainly want to encourage pre-release testing. Do I need to be in the Windows Insider program to try full-Chromium Edge?Īlthough no official word has come out, the leaked build of Edge installed and operated on Windows 10 PCs not assigned to Insider. Other justifications may have included an expected decrease in developer head count, increased revenue from Bing if Edge's share expands and a release cycle faster than Redmond could generate on its own. It's just as likely that Edge's dismal adoption rate - 12% of all Windows 10 PCs last month - and Chrome's overwhelming lead (67% in February) were among the reasons for going Chromium. Users would be excused for not accepting Belfiore's statement as the only reasons. "We intend to adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility for our customers and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers," he said. There are multiple answers.Īccording to Joe Belfiore, a corporate vice president in the Windows group, Microsoft's motivation was altruistic.
Why is Microsoft going full-Chromium on Edge? We've answered those we thought most significant for now and will regularly revisit that list with additions and rewrites as Microsoft releases, tests, re-releases and re-tests its built-on-Chromium browser.
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