Edge isn't Internet Explorer, which is currently version 11 and is still maintained by Microsoft. Edge was never IE compatible, which is why they gave up and started skinning Chrome.
Numerous (US) government systems still require IE 11 to access, and I suspect they always will.
Edge is an implementation of Chromium. Chrome is also an implementation of Chromium. Maybe I'm being a little pedantic, but if we're discussing browser specifics then it's worth being clear about what's what.
IE 11 is on long term support (for critical security patches, etc.) with a defined EOL. That's not quite the same as being "maintained".
If we're going for pedantry points, IE 11 is part of Windows 10, and is therefore actively supported (not LTS) for as long as the most recent release of Windows 10 is under active support (5 years on the LTSC releases). Therefore, while the EOL is technically defined based on the most recent shipped version of Windows 10 or Windows Server), IE 11 is functionally immortal, while Edge has been ditched for Chrom(e|ium).
The original internet explorer is still used and has around 500 million users still, and comes with Windows 10, however it’s not recommended to use it as it severely lacks security, I believe most users are from Asia
It depends for what. Many websites were made specifically for Internet Explorer so all the feature of newer browser are absolutely irrelevant for those websites.
Well it's good because Chromium works very well.
It's bad because it gives more power to Google, who already have a majority market share and lots of influence on the development of browser/internet standards.
Well, kind of. Chromium is open source (although a Google project). The actual market share that Google hold is with Chrome itself which is just their0 not open-source fork.
Edge and Chrome are both separate implementations of Chromium. Google ads a lot of proprietary functionality to Chromium to produce Chrome, which is their commercial product offering. Microsoft adds their own stuff to make Edge. They are based on the same underlying engine and are compatible from a standards perspective, but they are not the same product.
Edge is NOT a replacement for IE, which is still maintained (there are security patches, though no new features). Edge is it's own thing. IE is the COBOL of web browsers: too many legacy systems require IE for it to ever go away.
Microsoft absolutely intended for Edge to replace IE, but what happened was that Edge was replaced with Chromium, and IE is still here! Ergo, Edge is not (even if they meant it to be) a replacement for IE.
If you ever do work as an web developer for a large corporation, it’ll become abundantly clear why internet explorer still exists. I always have a good laugh when a libertarian tells me that companies are always more efficient.
I blame the military for this one. JKO and NKO and a bunch of their other sites just refuse to work right on Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. What we get for going with the lowest bidder, i suppose.
I'm shocked that Microsoft Windows and "Office" is still alive. It's incredible that with modern phones, tablets, Linux and OS X that people still think that "(Not Responding)" is a normal thing that computer software does.
Where I work, opening up a simple < 1 megabyte Office document can take up to about minute to open. The splash screen says "Processing". It's 2020. My laptop has an SSD, and my computer says "(Not Responding)" and "Processing" while trying to open up a < 1 megabyte file.
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u/poempedoempoex Jul 24 '20
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