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I'm assuming Edge is ok? It'd be great if the article mentioned that MS has a newer browser.

fragsworth 7y ago
It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge.
- lugg 7y ago
  Changing the name of something in attempt to rebrand causes confusion. I'm shocked.
  - 13of40 7y ago
    I think you just proved his point.
  - rob74 7y ago
    And changing the name of something while keeping the icon/logo (almost) unchanged only adds to the confusion...
- dpark 7y ago
  > Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge. Citation? Is this actually a thing? Honestly I don’t believe you, mostly because your scenario involves people actually using Edge in sufficient volume that “everyone calls it IE” is supposed to be a meaningful thing.
  - wastedhours 7y ago
    My anecdata, everyone who I know who uses Edge (2 people, my parents on their Windows 10 machines) still call it Internet Explorer. They're tech savvy people too, but built up a habit with their new laptops. Hardly statistically significant I know though.
  - dagw 7y ago
    I bet if I asked around the office what the default browser that came with their new Windows 10 laptops that were rolled out last year, 90+% would say Internet Explorer. The icon even looks similar. Now admittedly most of those people aren't using Edge, but that has a lot to with them thinking it Internet Explorer.
Vanderson 7y ago
Edge is no longer a purely Microsoft product, it's now based on Chrome(Chromium) [0], or will be soon, I haven't followed this closely. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/micro...
- senectus1 7y ago
  thats not quite true. Edge BETA is the chromium based. Edge is still wholly MS
  - nbanks 7y ago
    That explains why the jquery based script I wrote to change the alpha channel of an image didn't work in Edge whereas it worked in all the other modern browsers I tested. edit:clarity
  - Vanderson 7y ago
    Sure, which is why I added "...or will be soon, I haven't followed this closely". For people who have to deal with browsers for their business this is important to know what's coming in the near future.
thrower123 7y ago
Edge was never ok.

It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge.

lugg 7y ago
Changing the name of something in attempt to rebrand causes confusion. I'm shocked.
- 13of40 7y ago
  I think you just proved his point.
- rob74 7y ago
  And changing the name of something while keeping the icon/logo (almost) unchanged only adds to the confusion...
dpark 7y ago
> Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge. Citation? Is this actually a thing? Honestly I don’t believe you, mostly because your scenario involves people actually using Edge in sufficient volume that “everyone calls it IE” is supposed to be a meaningful thing.
- wastedhours 7y ago
  My anecdata, everyone who I know who uses Edge (2 people, my parents on their Windows 10 machines) still call it Internet Explorer. They're tech savvy people too, but built up a habit with their new laptops. Hardly statistically significant I know though.
- dagw 7y ago
  I bet if I asked around the office what the default browser that came with their new Windows 10 laptops that were rolled out last year, 90+% would say Internet Explorer. The icon even looks similar. Now admittedly most of those people aren't using Edge, but that has a lot to with them thinking it Internet Explorer.

Vanderson 7y ago

Edge is no longer a purely Microsoft product, it's now based on Chrome(Chromium) [0], or will be soon, I haven't followed this closely. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/micro...

senectus1 7y ago
thats not quite true. Edge BETA is the chromium based. Edge is still wholly MS
- nbanks 7y ago
  That explains why the jquery based script I wrote to change the alpha channel of an image didn't work in Edge whereas it worked in all the other modern browsers I tested. edit:clarity
- Vanderson 7y ago
  Sure, which is why I added "...or will be soon, I haven't followed this closely". For people who have to deal with browsers for their business this is important to know what's coming in the near future.

thrower123 7y ago

Edge was never ok.