14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft Edge is Redmond’s new browser for Windows 10, which will be at first offered together with Internet Explorer when the OS launches this summer, and it’s natural to expect the Redmond-based tech giant to try its best to make this app a better browser than its predecessor.
Today, Microsoft has announced that, in an effort to make the Web simply work, Edge browser will be fully interoperable with the other browsers on the market, which, according to the company, should help ensure “that you get a more seamless web development experience.”
For developers, this is clearly good news because, if the new Microsoft Edge browser is interoperable with Blink and WebKit, they can design their websites and web-based applications to work with the same set of configurations, without the need for additional tweaks for particular browser engines.
Microsoft says that, in addition to implementing over 45 new standards in Microsoft Edge, which is “more than we’ve ever done in one release,” it has also introduced thousands of large and small improvements to the application in order to make it interoperable with other browsers.
“The Web is built on the principle of multiple independent, interoperable implementations of web standards, and we feel it is important do our part in moving the Web forward. True interoperability means that all web content, browsers, and specifications align on the same well-defined behavior,” the company goes on to explain.
How to try it right away
Still in development phase, Microsoft Edge can already be tested by users worldwide who decide to enroll in the Windows Insider program and install Windows 10 preview builds on their computers.
Edge is part of the existing builds as Project Spartan, which is the internal codename that Microsoft has been using during the development process of Windows 10 and of the new browser, but the application will be renamed just before the new OS hits the market on July 29.
Microsoft Edge will be offered as a universal app across all devices running Windows 10, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones, and will come with a similar look and feel on all of them.