Edge will be rebuilt to run on Chromium to be more compatible with web technologies
Microsoft is making changes to its Edge Browser by adopting the Chromium open source project, the same web rendering engine that powers Google Chrome. What’s more, as it will be open source, the browser will also be made available on MacOS.
Microsoft said it intends to align the Microsoft Edge web platform simultaneously with web standards used by other Chromium-based browsers to deliver improved compatibility by creating a simpler test-matrix for web developers.
“Today we’re announcing that we intend to adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility for our customers and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers,” wrote Joe Belfiore, corporate VP of Windows, in a blog post .
