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No, it's a new browser built from the ground up with none of the baggage of IE.

• bayindirh 8y ago
  Any reliable sources? I'd love to read more, and correct my knowledge if it's wrong.
  • pndy 8y ago
    Edge uses forked Trident (named EdgeHTML) which was stripped of legacy code and tries to be compatible with WebKit engine: https://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-explorer-of-course https://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-...
    • bayindirh 8y ago
      That's also what I tried to say in my previous (grandparent) comment, no? :)
      • pndy 8y ago
        Was reading about Edge before posting comment so I guess I was bit too late to help :P
• bwindels 8y ago
  Thought so too, but MS has apparently said it is a fork: https://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-explorer-of-course https://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-...: > The Spartan rendering engine (edgehtml.dll) is a new component and separate from Trident (mshtml.dll). The new engine began as a fork of Trident, but has since diverged rapidly over the past many months, similar to how several other browser engines have started as forks prior to diverging. The new rendering engine is also being built with a very different set of principles than Trident - for example: a focus on interoperability and the removal of document modes.