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Why does any of this matter? For all practical purposes, this is IE - nobody would choose to use it, but because it will come bundled with Windows, a lot of peo

Why does any of this matter? For all practical purposes, this is IE - nobody would choose to use it, but because it will come bundled with Windows, a lot of people who don't care to switch browsers will use it. That's all there is to it.

WorldWideWayne 11y ago
I would jump off of Chrome in a heartbeat if there were a viable option for me. I actively search for Chrome alternatives every once in a while and I love when a new browser comes out. Unfortunately, it looks like they went Metro in Edge and I'll probably hate it. The only thing Metro means to me as a power-user and a developer is less control. Even on my Surface Pro and my little Dell tablet running Windows 8 - I use Chrome in desktop mode and I don't use any Metro apps at all. (EDIT: Actually, there is one Metro app that I use regularly on my HTPC and tablets and that is Netflix.)
giancarlostoro 11y ago
A lot of people seem to not realize that the last reiterations of IE have actually worked to keep up with web standards, not to redefine them. Microsoft is actually trying their best to support web standards, when all other browsers break your code you will appreciate their hard work. But no, "it's just IE, it's just Microsoft" so let's not use the evil companies software? Come on, don't be so quick to jump the gun, do a little more research. This is precisely why they're dumping IE, and starting fresh, too many misconceptions exist about IE, but also this allows them to do new things.
- y0ghur7_xxx 11y ago
  > Microsoft is actually trying their best to support web standards That's good. So does every other browser since forever. > when all other browsers break your code you will appreciate their hard work. I am a webdev, and I use Firefox as my main browser for work. When I am done with a feature or a new page I usually test it in Chrome and it works without problems. Then IE, and I still have to tweak the hell out of the code to make it work there as well. So ms is not there yet.
  - arihant 11y ago
    What you fail to analyze is why MS got that way. They got there because they dropped the ball on IE post XP. When MS stretched violently with IE 6 back then, they changed the web landscape forever, they were light years ahead of competition. The practically invented AJAX. If MS can do with Edge what they did with IE 6, the future is very bright. Since IE 6, most changes in web technology has been incremental. The powerful changes like WebGL are not enough mainstream. MS was, and still is, in power of forwarding things fast. So when you look at it like that, this is all good news.
grub5000 11y ago
I, for one, am planning to give it a fair shot. I'm intrigued for the following reasons: * I love the idea of Cortana and Annotation in my browser. * Microsoft have lately proved pretty capable of producing fast and power-efficient browsers * Native OS integration could provide some nice features (share charm, good hi-resolution rendering support, native touch-gesture support). * Hoping for Ad-Block support - that's the only add-on I really use Of course if none of that pans out, I'll be back to Firefox.
tolmasky 11y ago
For all practical purposes, this is IE - nobody would choose to use it, but because it will come bundled Where is this conclusion coming from? If a new engine won't make it not "IE", then what will?

WorldWideWayne 11y ago

I would jump off of Chrome in a heartbeat if there were a viable option for me. I actively search for Chrome alternatives every once in a while and I love when a new browser comes out. Unfortunately, it looks like they went Metro in Edge and I'll probably hate it. The only thing Metro means to me as a power-user and a developer is less control. Even on my Surface Pro and my little Dell tablet running Windows 8 - I use Chrome in desktop mode and I don't use any Metro apps at all. (EDIT: Actually, there is one Metro app that I use regularly on my HTPC and tablets and that is Netflix.)

giancarlostoro 11y ago

A lot of people seem to not realize that the last reiterations of IE have actually worked to keep up with web standards, not to redefine them. Microsoft is actually trying their best to support web standards, when all other browsers break your code you will appreciate their hard work. But no, "it's just IE, it's just Microsoft" so let's not use the evil companies software? Come on, don't be so quick to jump the gun, do a little more research. This is precisely why they're dumping IE, and starting fresh, too many misconceptions exist about IE, but also this allows them to do new things.

y0ghur7_xxx 11y ago
> Microsoft is actually trying their best to support web standards That's good. So does every other browser since forever. > when all other browsers break your code you will appreciate their hard work. I am a webdev, and I use Firefox as my main browser for work. When I am done with a feature or a new page I usually test it in Chrome and it works without problems. Then IE, and I still have to tweak the hell out of the code to make it work there as well. So ms is not there yet.
- arihant 11y ago
  What you fail to analyze is why MS got that way. They got there because they dropped the ball on IE post XP. When MS stretched violently with IE 6 back then, they changed the web landscape forever, they were light years ahead of competition. The practically invented AJAX. If MS can do with Edge what they did with IE 6, the future is very bright. Since IE 6, most changes in web technology has been incremental. The powerful changes like WebGL are not enough mainstream. MS was, and still is, in power of forwarding things fast. So when you look at it like that, this is all good news.

grub5000 11y ago

I, for one, am planning to give it a fair shot. I'm intrigued for the following reasons: * I love the idea of Cortana and Annotation in my browser. * Microsoft have lately proved pretty capable of producing fast and power-efficient browsers * Native OS integration could provide some nice features (share charm, good hi-resolution rendering support, native touch-gesture support). * Hoping for Ad-Block support - that's the only add-on I really use Of course if none of that pans out, I'll be back to Firefox.

tolmasky 11y ago

For all practical purposes, this is IE - nobody would choose to use it, but because it will come bundled Where is this conclusion coming from? If a new engine won't make it not "IE", then what will?