

It was first bundled with Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2015, and later released for other platforms: Android and iOS in 2017, macOS and older Windows versions ( Windows 7 and later) in 2019, and Linux in 2020. Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser created and developed by Microsoft. Proprietary software, based on open source components Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software Edge's new icon embraces Microsoft's fluent design principles, and brings it in line with the look of Office apps - and its swirly look also brings to mind the curls of the Firefox icon.Linux (specifically Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions) While many have noted that it is a marked improvement over the old icon, comparisons have also been drawn with Tide pods. Opinion about the design has been divided.

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Once complete, the logo was revealed.įor anyone who couldn't be bothered to engage in the shenanigans, the icon was also shared on Twitter by Microsoft's Vishnu Nath: An elaborate series of clues guided intrepid explorers to a surfing game reminiscent of SkiFree from the early 90s. Microsoft is clearly making much of the use of the Chromium engine as well as the new look, something it demonstrated in the unusual way the new logo was revealed. Still in beta, it made sense to give Chromium-based Edge a look of its own before it gets a full release at an as-yet-unknown date in the future. With the move to the Chromium engine, Microsoft was already taking great strides to move away from Edge's inevitable association with Internet Explorer - the browser everyone loves to hate.

