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Microsoft Threatens to Bring Edge Browser to Linux

posted by chromas on Friday April 12 2019, @03:45AM   
from the Microsoft-Loves-Linux dept.

DannyB writes:

Microsoft Say Edge May Come to Linux "Eventually"

When Microsoft announced it was switching the foundations of its home-grown Edge browser to a Chromium base we asked if it might allow the app to come to Linux.

[...] Microsoft's Kyle Pflug responded to the tux question on Twitter. He said that a Linux build is something the Edge team would "like to do eventually" but they 'can't commit to Linux just yet'.

Not yet – it's something we'd like to do eventually (our build system runs on Linux) but we're taking things one step at a time starting from Win10, and can't commit to Linux just yet.
— Kyle Pflug (@kylealden) April 8, 2019

[...] That said, the availability of Edge on Linux would help web developers working on Linux. They'd no longer need to keep a Windows VM within reach solely to double check changes.

[Editor's Comment: Irrelevant submitter's comment regarding systemd removed. --JR 120454 Apr]

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• Here's a threat. Here's a threat. (Score: 5, Funny) by jimtheowl on Friday April 12 2019, @03:50AM (5 children)

  by jimtheowl (5929) on Friday April 12 2019, @03:50AM (#828461)

  We'll bring systemd to Windows.

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• Re:Here's a threat. Re:Here's a threat. (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:03AM (4 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:03AM (#828467)

  Windows and SystemD, a marriage definitely not made in heaven...

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  • Re:Here's a threat. Re:Here's a threat. (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:12AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:12AM (#828471)

    Actually, it would be an improvement.

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    • Re:Here's a threat. Re:Here's a threat. (Score: 3, Funny) by Arik on Friday April 12 2019, @04:27AM (1 child)

      by Arik (4543) on Friday April 12 2019, @04:27AM (#828476) Journal

      I doubt it. MS is too big to fail.

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      • Re:Here's a threat. (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday April 12 2019, @08:13PM

        by aristarchus (2645) on Friday April 12 2019, @08:13PM (#828728) Journal

        MS is too big to fail.

        Hey, Sysadmin! Irony meter all broke to hell, again!!

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    • Re:Here's a threat. (Score: 3, Funny) by Bot on Friday April 12 2019, @05:35AM

      by Bot (3902) on Friday April 12 2019, @05:35AM (#828495) Journal

      I would be like a star trek episode where borg split and try to assimilate each other wrecking havoc in the quadrant. Starring users as the red shirts.

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