Hopefully this keeps up, could you imagine if they fully opened up something like DirectX/Direct3D in future and made it cross-platform or they slowly dropped it in favour of an open standard like they're doing here with Edge? Certainly would be interesting. We all know someone, or we've seen it mentioned somewhere about x application not being available on Linux. My wider point here is that change can be difficult for anyone, even a small change, so if you can keep a few things the same it makes it easier. I know, I know, Edge is not exactly one of those big favourite applications (yet). Enabling users to have their favourite applications on Linux breaks down another barrier to entry, which is a really important point. I think it's good that Microsoft is moving towards open source software, rather than sticking to their own proprietary projects. It will also include a web-based cross-platform store, so it won't be tied to Windows. Microsoft also confirmed during the presentation that the new Edge will be compatible with Chrome extensions, with most being able to work without any change. Hilariously, if you turn your volume up you can hear a single "woo!" from someone in the crowd.
This was talked about during their recent "State of the browser: Microsoft Edge" presentation.ĭuring the presentation when the slide above was on-screen, Microsoft's Colleen Williams simply said " and Linux is coming at a later time." towards the end of the slide. It's not just going to be using Chromium behind the scenes though, Microsoft are actively contributing to the open source code.
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The new Edge will release in full on January 15 next year, although it's not currently known when the Linux version will land. During their Ignite conference, Microsoft confirmed their new Chromium-based Edge browser will release for Linux. Not Linux gaming related, sure but still very interesting news.
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