Microsoft will build on its own Chromium to replace the Edge

Microsoft is building its own Chromium browser that will replace Edge in Windows 10.

Microsoft first introduced the Edge browser three years ago with the intention of replacing Internet Explorer and to compete with other similar programs such as the Chrome, Firefox etc. While the modern look and feel has transformed Edge for the better, the core browser engine (EdgeHTML) has struggled to compete with its Chromium counterpart. Microsoft is finally giving up and moving the default Windows 10 browser to Chromium.

Microsoft plans to announce plans for a Chromium browser this week in a bid to improve Windows compatibility with the market. The Windows Central reported yesterday these designs, codenamed Anaheim.

Apparently one like that movement της Microsoft είναι απόρροια μιας αυξανόμενης απογοήτευσης στο εσωτερικό της, στα ζητήματα συμβατότητας του διαδικτύου καθώς οι επιχειρήσεις και οι καταναλωτές πιέζουν την εταιρεία να βελτιώσει τα πράγματα. Για την ιστορία η Microsoft κατάφερε μέχρι τώρα ελάχιστα με το EdgeHTML. Το Chrome είναι πλέον το πιο δημοφιλές πρόγραμμα περιήγησης σε όλες τις συσκευές, χάρη στη δημοτικότητα του Android και την άνοδο του Chrome σε υπολογιστές και Mac. Η μηχανή απόδοσης του EdgeHTML έχει μείνει πίσω και η εταιρεία είναι τελικά έτοιμη να το παραδεχτεί.

After all, there were indications that Microsoft was going to adopt Chromium in Windows, as the company's engineers are working with Google to support a version of Chrome in a functional Windows system that will be based on ARM.

Adopting Chromium as the default rendering engine for Windows 10 will put an end to Microsoft's hostility to Chrome. Recall that Microsoft has often sent alerts to Windows 10 users to persuade them not to use Chrome, and that it withdrew the Chrome installer from the Windows Store because it violated Store policies.