Microsoft's new browser could be almost the same as Chrome

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The Microsoft browser that replaced the classic Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, may be on its way to disappear in the not too distant future if new rumors are created. As reported, the software giant is trying to get rid of its Edge browser in favor of a new internal design browser based on Google's Chromium, which is the backbone of the Chrome browser and the Chrome OS operating system.

Although Microsoft made a brave attempt to modernize the built-in Windows browser with Edge when it launched Windows 10, it has not been popular among consumers. Often named as simply the best tool to download Chrome, Edge has not had much impact among cyber users. In the last count, it only reached 2.15 of the percentage of the global browser market, which is even less than 2.8 percent of Internet Explorer, and far behind Firefox, Safari and Chrome.

Perhaps based on these results and the opinion of its users, Microsoft may be turning towards a browser model based on Chrome. According to a Windows Central report, the new browser currently has the code name "Anaheim" and will be based on the Blink rendering engine currently used in the Chrome browser. When it is published, Anaheim will become the default web browser in Windows 10, completely replacing Edge, according to very popular sources.

Since the new browser will be based on the same fundamentals as Chrome, websites should load and behave very similarly to how they do when using Chrome, which should solve some of the performance and instability problems facing current users from Edge. Although that may raise the question of why not only use Chrome if the new browser is basically the same, that question can also be asked backwards. Why download Chrome if Anaheim is basically the same? That seems to be Microsoft's bet.

However, Microsoft's biggest obstacle to launching any new browser will make an impact on the collective awareness of Internet users worldwide. Firefox was once a major competitor of Chrome and, despite its favorable position in the industry and a number of new positive features, it still has less than a tenth of Google’s browser market share.

Windows Central speculates that Anaheim could be launched as soon as the first half of 2019. We will keep you informed when we receive more news about it.

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