Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul are joined by Richard Campbell to discuss Microsoft Edge moving to Chromium, plus much more.
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skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#404978">In reply to sandeepm:</a></em></blockquote><p>Which "business critical websites" can't be accessed by IE or Edge? It would be a curious choice both by the vendor and by a business that would choose to use them. </p>
skane2600
<p>If Edge has trouble rendering, could it be because it's a UWP app? Does a UWP app have more limitations than a Win32 program that could affect rendering fidelity? Or does IE have the same problem?</p><p><br></p><p>BTW, I'm not making any claims here, I'm just asking questions that occur to me based on the video.</p>
skane2600
<p> I disagree with the idea that the DOJ case made Google possible or that Apple wouldn't be in it's current position if it hadn't occurred. Apple as a direct competitor to Windows is pretty much where it was prior to the DOJ case. It was Apple's entry into consumer devices such as the iPod that started them down the road toward major success. Microsoft was a follower into that business. </p><p><br></p><p>In the case of Google, Microsoft wasn't in the search business. As was the case with Apple and consumer devices, Microsoft followed Google rather than the other way around.</p>
skane2600
<p>I get the argument that resources committed to Edge could be wasted, but if that's the case, wouldn't the best solution be to just drop Edge or at least stop updating it except for security patches? Isn't it more likely that integrating the rest of Edge with Chromium is going to take greater resources than the amount Edge work takes now?</p>