14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has officially released the preview version of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, so the company shared a quick glimpse into how the project altogether came to be.
Naturally, Google’s engineers worked together with Microsoft’s to make this happen, and in posts on Twitter, the Microsoft Edge developers took a moment to thank to everyone working for the search giant for all their support.
“It seems appropriate today to send thanks to the Chrome team and all of the engineers who have contributed to the Chromium project over the years,” Sean Lyndersay, who is part of the Microsoft Edge team, said in a tweet.
Joe Belfiore also replied to the tweet, suggesting that the collaboration between Microsoft and Google engineers went smoothly in the last few months.
“Yes! ...and not only over-the-years, but also for being collaborative in the few months that we've been working together. Thank you!” he said.
More features on their way
Microsoft says it worked together with Google for several features, including accessibility tools that will be part of the new Microsoft Edge browser.
“We’re partnering with Google’s Accessibility team and other Chromium engineers to land commits and expect the full feature to be completed later this year,” the Microsoft Edge team confirmed.
Furthermore, as part of the transition to Chromium, Microsoft also started work with its long-time rival on bringing the engine to Windows 10 on ARM. In other words, Microsoft Edge will soon run on Windows 10 ARM too, and there’s a chance Google Chrome would follow shortly.
“We’ve been collaborating with Google engineers to enable Chromium to run natively on Windows on ARM devices starting with Chromium 73. With these contributions, Chromium-based browsers will soon be able to ship native implementations for ARM-based Windows 10 PCs, significantly improving their performance and battery life,” the team noted.
You can download the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser from Softpedia using this link.