We had previously published rumors that Microsoft wanted preparing some big changes on the Internet Explore with the release of Windows 10. Rumors claimed that the company was preparing to rebrand IE as “Spartan” and make it look and feel more like Chrome and Firefox.
It turns out that Microsoft develops a completely new one Browser, codenamed Spartan. This particular browser will not be IE 12 – at least according to the sources.
Thomas Nigro, one Pickupsοft Student Partner, και υπεύθυνος ανάπτυξης της σύγχρονης έκδοσης του VLC, ανέφερε στο Twitter earlier this month, that Microsoft is developing an entirely new browser.
According to one of the most authoritative sources on issues of Microsoft that exists in today's tech scene, Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet, Spartan will not be IE 12, it will be a new browser, and quite a bit lighter than IE.
Windows 10 (at least desktop versions) will be released with the new Spartan but also with IE 11, according to Foley sources.
Spartan is currently a code name. The name Microsoft will choose for the new browser is not yet known.
Microsport may present Spartan on January 21 when the company unveils the next set of Windows 10 features. According to Foley's sources, it is not certain that Spartan will be functional enough to be included in the new January build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, and previews for mobile are expected to be available from the beginning of 2015.
