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It is unknown if the company's branding will change, or if they will keep the name "Edge" or not. Now, according to a report from WindowsCentral, it's possible that Microsoft may be dropping support for Edge entirely, replacing it with a Chromium-based browser instead. It certainly was universally more liked than Internet Explorer, with Microsoft Edge even making its way to Android and iOS.
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Without the likes of ActiveX or Browser Helper Objects, it aimed to be a much more lightweight internet browsing solution. Microsoft Edge was released as part of Windows 10 way back in 2015 and was the spiritual successor to the ever-infamous Internet Explorer. Update 1 (12/6/18 1:15 PM ET): Microsoft has confirmed the report of a new Chromium-based version of Edge on their official blog. Update 2 (4/8/19 12:35 PM ET): After leaking a couple of weeks ago, Chromium-based Microsoft Edge is now officially available for download in dev and canary builds. Update 3 (4/8/19 3:50 PM ET): Microsoft has released the first stable build of its Chromium-based Edge browser for Windows 10 and macOS.
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