Microsoft Launches First Microsoft Edge Preview Builds for Mac Users

[brooklynite]

Mac Rumors

Microsoft today announced the launch of a preview or canary build of its Microsoft Edge browser designed for the macOS operating system.

Microsoft Edge for macOS can be installed from the Microsoft Edge Insider site on compatible Macs.

Microsoft first unveiled plans to bring the Microsoft Edge browser to the Mac at its annual Build developer conference in Seattle, held on May 6. Shortly after, a canary version of the browser appeared on Microsoft's site, but it was not made officially available until today.

According to Microsoft, Edge on the Mac will be quite similar to the Edge experience on Windows, but with "user experience optimizations" to make it "feel at home on a Mac." The overall look and feel of the browser will be tailored to match "what macOS users expect" from Mac apps.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. I wish they would get it to work for Windows users first...

[MineralMan]

3. I used it once on my Windows 10 machine right after

I first set it up. I used it to download Google Chrome. After I synched Chrome, I have never used Edge again. I see it down there on my task bar, though. I never used Internet Exploder, either.

Does anyone use Edge? Why?

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Ha! That's what I told a friend when I set up a win10 pc recently...

"Hey Bob, I finally found a good use for Edge... to download Chrome!"

[NightWatcher]

2. Why does Microsoft think I pay 5 times as much for an Apple MacBook?

It so I WONT EVER HAVE TO USE WINDOWS AGAIN. Don't sell me Vista and call it Edge.

[hunter]

5. I'm on the other end of the spectrum.

I build my computers out of trash and use Linux.

When I'm not at my desk I use my Chromebook which cost me less than many people pay for an Apple earpod and charger set.

I won't use Windows unless someone is paying me.

[hunter]

4. Aha! That explains why Edge is migrating to the Chromium engine.

Sure enough...

DECEMBER 6, 2018 9:00 AM

Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration

By Joe Belfiore / Corporate Vice President, Windows

For the past few years, Microsoft has meaningfully increased participation in the open source software (OSS) community, becoming one of the world’s largest supporters of OSS projects. Today we’re announcing that we intend to adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility for our customers and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers.

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https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/#idsUdrrySmhttlh4.97

[Sherman A1]

7. Why, Thank You Microsoft!

Now, please GO AWAY.

I am more than happy with my Mac and have no need of whatever version of Windows is currently not working.