Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft as a successor to IE. Here’s a brief history of Microsoft Edge:
- Microsoft Edge (2015): Microsoft Edge was first introduced in 2015 with the release of Windows 10, replacing IE as the default browser. It was built from scratch using a new rendering engine called EdgeHTML, which aimed to improve performance, security, and compatibility with modern web standards.
- EdgeHTML and Legacy Edge (2015-2019): In its early years, Microsoft Edge relied on the EdgeHTML rendering engine, which offered faster page rendering and better standards compliance than IE. The browser featured a minimalist design, with a focus on speed, simplicity, and integration with Microsoft services such as Cortana and OneDrive. However, despite its improvements, the adoption rate of Edge was relatively low compared to other browsers, such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
- Transition to Chromium (2019): In December 2018, Microsoft...
