14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently started showing the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge as the recommended choice whenever someone searches for Chrome on Windows 10, and now the search giant is using a similar approach for its very own browser.
In other words, Google is now trying to convince Edge users to try out Google Chrome using its very own arsenal.
More specifically, TechDows has discovered that when signing in to a Google account using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Google sends the typical sign-in notification on Gmail to warn users about the new login. But in addition to the warning message, Google has also included a small surprise.
“Make the most out of Windows 10 with the Chrome browser. Chrome is a fast, simple and secure browser, built for the modern web,” a message included in this email reads.
Wanted: Microsoft Edge users
So Google is specifically going after Microsoft Edge users with this message, which makes total sense now given Microsoft’s app is based on the same engine and is finally becoming the browser that so many people have been asking for.
The migration to the Chromium engine allowed Microsoft to make Edge a cross-platform browser, so in addition to Windows 10, the new version is also offered to users on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and even macOS. Furthermore, Microsoft is also working on a Linux version of Microsoft Edge, but an ETA isn’t available yet. A preview build, however, is expected later this year.
Whether or not Google will convince Edge users to try out Chrome is something that remains to be seen. But for now, Google Chrome is hands down the number one browser on the desktop, as its market share is currently at nearly 70 percent, with Edge far behind at approximately 7 percent.