Microsoft's Chromium retrofit for Edge means there will be one fewer independent browser engine on the internet and that Google's technology is even more powerful.īut it also gives Microsoft a chance to be relevant in steering web technology where, in its eyes, Edge had failed. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Silencing an independent browser voice The fourth, most stable release could come at the end of 2019 or 2020. Microsoft offers three versions of Edge with different levels of maturity. So in 2019, Microsoft threw in the towel and began rebuilding Edge on Chromium. Microsoft tried to start fresh by launching a streamlined new Edge browser that stripped out much of the old IE code, but that didn't help the company's prospects. Over the last decade, the arrival of iOS and Android smartphones meant even success on Windows would be a limited victory, too. Mozilla's Firefox challenged IE 15 years ago, but it was Google's Chrome that finally pushed it aside. But now that Windows no longer is dominant and Microsoft wants its software to work everywhere, web technology is now an ally. When Windows ruled computing two decades ago, Microsoft saw browser technology as a threat since it worked on any computing system and therefore undermined Windows' power. The company's Internet Explorer dominated web browsers 15 years ago, but Microsoft let it languish, and the company has never really caught up again even though it's grown enthusiastic about web technology in the Windows 10 era. Watch this: Collections make it easier to share content on Microsoft EdgeĠ2:01 The rise and fall of Microsoft's browser power
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