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I asked this question ( Why no Edge for Win 7) to one of the developers concerned with Edge development during BUILD Tour. He told me that Edge is built on the

by h43k3r 11y ago

I asked this question ( Why no Edge for Win 7) to one of the developers concerned with Edge development during BUILD Tour. He told me that Edge is built on the Universal Windows Apps Platform which is going to be launched with Win 10. So because of its dependency, it won't be possible for edge to run on Win 7. The good thing about this is that MS is using the same platform that they will give to developers, to build Edge. So people shouldn't hope that at some point Edge will come to Linux or Max OSX.

wlesieutre 11y ago
The other good thing is that Windows 10 is a free upgrade, so if users want the new browser there isn't a purchase barrier stopping them. Doesn't apply to enterprise licensees, but enterprises aren't known for upgrading to new browser versions even when they're available, so no huge loss there.
Flenser 11y ago
> the Universal Windows Apps Platform which is going to be launched with Win 10 ... it won't be possible ... to run on Win 7 "Universal App Platform" Oh, the irony. Thanks for letting us know why Edge won't be on Win 7.