The 2020, όταν κυκλοφόρησε ο Edge που βασίζεται στο Chromium (open source), η Microsoft εξέπληξε τους πάντες προσφέροντας support for older and outdated operating systems such as Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
This move by Microsoft seems to be coming to an end as the company is preparing to stop supporting Edge on versions of Windows released before 2015. The latest version of Microsoft Edge Dev is now only available for Windows 10 and 11 users.
It's worth noting that stable versions of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and other Chromium-based browsers still support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 (Chrome is asking its users to update to Windows 10 or 11).
Developers will stop offering updates to older versions of Windows early next year after Microsoft ends its Extended Updates program security for Windows 7.
As for Firefox, Mozilla will have to decide when to stop updating Firefox on pre-Windows 10 systems.
