Microsoft Edge
Brand New Web Browser for Windows 10
Summary: Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft and included in the company's Windows 10 operating systems, replacing Internet Explorer as the default web browser on all device classes.
Microsoft Edge is the new browser for Windows 10; it is previously code-named Project Spartan. Project Spartan is the next-generation browser coming to Windows 10, made for easy sharing, distraction-free reading, discovery, and getting things done online. In its first round many things just didn't work, and we felt a little queasy writing any kind of 'verdict' on a piece of software that was clearly so early in its development cycle that it couldn't possibly be used. In the final version of Windows 10, Microsoft Edge has not much improved, but now, it's completely usable as a browser with some missing features. There's even a new logo (as dpicted in this post), while looks quite like the Internet Explorer 'e'. We were a bit surprised by this until someone in the office pointed out that there are millions of Windows users out there who equate that 'e' with 'how I access the internet'. Still to come is support for extensions, which developers can easily port from Chrome. We don't think we'll get that update until after the release of Windows 10. Edge is the default browser within Windows 10, although naturally you can change this. You can easily move your Favorites and bookmarks from another browser, though there's no way to currently rearrange them properly, which rather grated with us. Where Edge is totally impressing is in terms of raw performance; pages render very quickly. Using JetStream 1.1.1 to test JavaScript performance, Microsoft Edge gave us a score of 119ms compared to Internet Explorer 11, which gave us a score of 141ms. Browsing still needs work, mind you. Some more complex websites don't render quite well yet. In one web form we used, we couldn't put our cursor in the box. Now, a lot of this is due to badly coded sites, but it shows there are still issues with Microsoft Edge.
Brand New Web Browser for Windows 10
Summary: Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft and included in the company's Windows 10 operating systems, replacing Internet Explorer as the default web browser on all device classes.
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| Microsoft Edge: Brand New Web Browser for Windows 10 |
Microsoft Edge is the new browser for Windows 10; it is previously code-named Project Spartan. Project Spartan is the next-generation browser coming to Windows 10, made for easy sharing, distraction-free reading, discovery, and getting things done online. In its first round many things just didn't work, and we felt a little queasy writing any kind of 'verdict' on a piece of software that was clearly so early in its development cycle that it couldn't possibly be used. In the final version of Windows 10, Microsoft Edge has not much improved, but now, it's completely usable as a browser with some missing features. There's even a new logo (as dpicted in this post), while looks quite like the Internet Explorer 'e'. We were a bit surprised by this until someone in the office pointed out that there are millions of Windows users out there who equate that 'e' with 'how I access the internet'. Still to come is support for extensions, which developers can easily port from Chrome. We don't think we'll get that update until after the release of Windows 10. Edge is the default browser within Windows 10, although naturally you can change this. You can easily move your Favorites and bookmarks from another browser, though there's no way to currently rearrange them properly, which rather grated with us. Where Edge is totally impressing is in terms of raw performance; pages render very quickly. Using JetStream 1.1.1 to test JavaScript performance, Microsoft Edge gave us a score of 119ms compared to Internet Explorer 11, which gave us a score of 141ms. Browsing still needs work, mind you. Some more complex websites don't render quite well yet. In one web form we used, we couldn't put our cursor in the box. Now, a lot of this is due to badly coded sites, but it shows there are still issues with Microsoft Edge.
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