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Microsoft Unveils New 'Edge' Browser to Replace Internet Explorer
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They aren't dying, though that market has shrunk, since people who never needed the full on power power of a desktop or laptop have moved on to tablets.
Until the day comes that a tablet can support people working with Photoshop, designing webpages, editing movies, mixing music, rendering 3D, playing high end games, or administering a network as well as a desktop or good laptop, you'll always have them around. The casual consumer sector, big as it is, isn't the end all be all of the market.
MS is positioning itself to cater to just that audience. They don't have anything to worry about.
If they try this then Apple will have to go through the same growing pains involved like Microsoft did with Win8.
I really think MS is on to something with Win10. One day I'd like to be down to a single device (a phone) that can serve all my needs. Apple on the other hand will want you to own an arsenal of gizmos each one doing things slightly different.
It uses a forked version of Trident, so it's not entirely new. But it's different enough that it's no longer compatible with old IE. Hence why it's still lurking around in the background for the time being.
I've used it, and you can tell just by looking at how it renders webpages that it's not exactly the same. Font rendering is a helluva lot better, for one.
Be prepared. It's kinda buggy. You can't double-click to select an entire URL, and it has this bad habit of crashing at random.
Edge has been the name of the most-recent-rendering-engine that ships with each version of IE. You can use a meta-tag to tell IE to use the "edge" engine, so you don't have to worry about IE compatibility. It's a really nice feature for web developers, and I'm not surprised they chose this name for the browser that only contains the IE "edge" rendering engine.
Yeah, their Continuous feature is fantastic. It's a future, very close future. That's the definition of innovation, not some animated emojis.
I'm liking everything Microsoft is doing lately. They really are pushing forward on all fronts, from home entertainment all the way to augmented reality. With a little more work to their mobile division, I think we might even see a resurgence of Microsoft.
If it as good as the new Word, Excel, Outlook, and especially, One Note, Apple is in trouble. Safari has lots of issues. I don't know what changed in Redmond, but I can no longer bash Microsoft, which was a favorite pastime of mine over the last decade.
No, it has 5. Don't know why they're calling it Trident. It's not gum, either.
I think they're trying to be ironic or something.
Not the same, since Apple makes its profit off of selling Hardware. Safari is just a program that makes Apple software run better. McSft does not make any significant money off of hardware.
Of course McSft can't charge for Edge. But it is unclear how it can make money making Edge run better that other browsers.
You know why I think they called it Edge? Because they wanted a name that still allowed them to use the now iconic Big Blue E.
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Because, like I said, it makes them look good, acts as a draw to the platform, and ties in with their other software. It makes money for MS by being good at what it does, and making Windows look that much more attractive to potential buyers.
I agree with you. I'm unclear where they make their money or why the stock market thinks they are making money in the future. It seems pretty clear to me that we are moving from the PC world to the iOS world. There is really no young Windows programers. Everyone young programs for iOS. I really don't see any need for Enterprise to upgrade their computers ever unless they are switching to OS because their workers use OS at home and iOS for their mobile.
That's definitely a part of it! The top 3 names they were considering all began with the letter "E".
Potential buyers of what? Buyers of Windows 10? Sure, Enterprise will buy it to a certain extent. I'm on my second kind of mediocre Windows laptop in two years. But how long can they keep that up when everyone in the high levels of Enterprise uses Mac at home?
I wish they called it Ernie.
Though out of curiosity, what were the other two? I've only heard of being called Spartan until today.
Seriously? They are dropping huge cash to keep Xbox One up with the stronger Playstation. And Apple is going to undercut both consoles this summer with an Apple TV that plays game that are good enough.
Augmented reality is never coming to market. It is phantom wear.
I also like some of what they are doing. But I think they've made their move way too late. And they lost control of their hardware far too long ago. They are a software company who isn't as good at software as Google and they don't control their hardware as well as Apple.
Well, if it doesn't have three prongs it's not a Trident, and it's not gum, and I'm guessing it's not a submarine either, so it's just a silly name.
Elixa, Edge, and Endeavor. With either Microsoft or Windows before it. Microsoft Edge won out.
There's a number of people who use Macs at homes, but they're hardly a vast majority at the moment. Competition is pretty fierce these days though, and MS probably want to keep the current status quo, so...yeah, they're gonna make a good browser.
Also, keep in mind that Cortana is integrated directly into Edge, which leverages Bing pretty heavily. They can make money off that.
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It might be because Fivedent doesn't roll off the tongue as well as Trident. Guess they should've thought about that before adding those two extra prongs.
