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Microsoft Chrom... Edge hits beta as new browser prepped for biz testing
Microsoft has rolled out the first beta version of its Chromium-based Edge web browser.
The pace of development has been quick: Microsoft signalled its intent to rebuild Edge using the Google-sponsored Chromium browser engine in December 2018. In April 2019 preview versions were released, including a Dev channel updated weekly, and a Canary channel updated daily. By May, a download for Mac was added and in June a preview for Windows 7 and 8.
Now the Edge Beta channel has gone live, described by Microsoft Windows Experiences corporate veep Joe Belfiore as "the third and final preview channel which will come online before launch". The Beta release will be updated around every six weeks until general availability.
When will Edge Chromium be generally available? Microsoft insists that it is not date-driven but indicated the team would be pleased with a stable release early in 2020.
[Ed: You can download the preview versions of Chromiedge for Windows 7–10 and OSX here. There's no Linux version at the moment, but it runs in Wine 4.14 staging. The tab bar is chopped off at the top and it doesn't seem to like SoylentNews. —chromas]
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday August 26 2019, @06:55PM
I'm perfectly fine with Microsoft getting out of the Web Browser business. I just wish, they went with a choose your own browser option when installing. Instead of a Chrome based default.
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