Microsoft he said that it stops the development of Edge v81, citing the continuing "global conditions" with the spread of coronavirus.
Versions of new Edge (or any other software updates) are usually released for reasons security or for compatibility reasons to ensure that operating systems and internal web applications remain secure and continue to function.
Due to the spread of COVID-19 or coronavirus, most system administrators are likely to remain busy managing the security of home-based workers and caring for their families in these difficult times.
Microsoft said it doesn't want to put additional pressure on system administrators and other staff by releasing a new version of Edge at this particular time.
Redmond's decision comes two days after Google announced a similar move for Chrome v81, postponing the release of version 81 indefinitely.
Just like the Chrome team, Microsoft said that Edge will continue to receive security updates, but that the "stable" version of Edge 81 will be delayed until things are back to normal.
Of course, after the announcement of Google to freeze the development of version 81, we should expect a similar announcement from Microsoft, since the company is currently directly dependent on Google and in particular on the development of Chromium.
To mention that another browser that also had to adapt to the new reality of the coronavirus was the Firefox Mozilla.
Earlier this month, Mozilla released it Firefox 74, which did not accept the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols. These protocols are used to keep HTTPS connections secure. However, they were considered ifsafe and were removed from Firefox in the latest version of the application.
Earlier this week, in an update of releasenotes of Firefox 74.0, Mozilla said it temporarily enabled the protocols to ensure that users would have access to some critical government sites that still use TLS 1.0 and 1.1.
