The fact that Microsoft decided to switch to a Chromium engine for their new browser was probably the best decision they could've made. In fact, it's so good, it can pretty much rival all its competitors. So, the question is - why would you want to use Microsoft Edge, anyway? The short answer: Microsoft Edge is better than ever. The latest stable version of Edge can be retrieved via the command line using the Linux package manager, or directly from the app's official website (as DEB and RPM installers). Finally, Linux users get access to the Stable channel as well. Until recently (before November 2021), Microsoft Edge was only available in Beta and Dev versions for Linux. That's also the case of Microsoft Edge, the standard browser of Windows 10 and 11, that's also available for macOS, Android, and iOS.

This was somewhat brutal for most other browsers, but even more so for Microsoft and its slow and outdated Internet Explorer that was left pretty much empty handed, and sad, in a corner, alone.Ī lot of time has gone by since then, some browsers vanished, some adapted and became better, and other new ones came into the spotlight. We all know that ever since it was launched in 2008, Google Chrome has been leading with an iron fist (at least in terms of market share).

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