Microsoft will be released today the new browser Edge που βασίζεται στο Chromium για όλους τους χρήστες των Windows 10. Το ενημερωμένο πρόγραμμα περιήγησης Edge θα διαθέτει υποστήριξη για extensions of Chrome, will feature user profiles and offer faster web browsing.
According to a post on the company blog, only business users will be able to block this upgrade.
In 2018, Microsoft announced plans to use Chromium as base for Edge. The same browser Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi also use it.
In an interview with Verge, Joe Belfiore, the company's corporate vice president, said in 2017 that CEO Satya Nadella was frustrated by user "reactions" to Microsoft Edge and the way Chrome is doing as a de facto browser for all computers. After much discussion for the pros and cons of the change and in several meetings, the company finally decided to use Chromium as the basis for the new Edge.
Currently, Google Chrome holds the top spot in browser market share according to the Statcounter. Edge, on the other hand, reaches just 2,3% market share.
Let's see, will the change of base to Chromium and support for Chrome extensions, establish the upcoming Edge in the browser market? We should mention that if Microsoft invests more in privacy According to Google, there's a chance we'll see Edge catch up to Chrome at some point in the future.
But Google as we mentioned in the morning, will not remain idle…
