Microsoft Edge Roadmap

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With new Edge Chromium Microsoft seems to show intent to make leave web content an integral part of Windows and Office product lines. Based on their presentations, the team aims to concentrate on product differentiation by new features rather than putting most resources in "chasing" Chromium engine.

But what will be different in Edge compare to Chrome? Lets gather and share such info in this thread. An interesting article was posted by TheWindowsClub. It lists primary changes and replacements Microsoft plans at this stage to introduce in Edge Chromium. How its going to affect Edge users?

Microsoft disabled these Chromium Services & Features in new Edge

P.S. This topic is not intended to discuss missing buttons, features, and icons in today's Edge builds compare to Edge Classic. Rest assured, they will be gradually added as near complete feature set is being transferred. Lets talk here about core technologies and brand new user experiences that can make Edge Chromium a solid contender to currently hugely more popular Google Chrome.

sambul95 · Answer

sambul95&nbsp;&nbsp;EFFICIENT AND DIVERSE MEDIA PLAYBACK FOCUS IS MISSING ON THE ROADMAP&nbsp;What struck me in the above list is seemingly absent mentioning of advantages&nbsp; given by better browser integration with OS. For example, Edge is well known for its more efficient video playback, which is critical for YouTube lovers with older laptops and devices. I think emphasizing this advantage more, Edge will be able to attracts a very large share of consumers. But instead they cut off PNACL&nbsp;sandbox support in Edge, thus making impossible to install and run popular media extensions, and even Google Earth. Sounds crazy - what do you think guys?&nbsp;Delivering video content efficiently, so high resolution and bitrate videos can be downloaded faster and played on weaker older hardware - requires a kind of dark art advanced skills and knowledge. Videos comprise now 70% of all crossing internet bits, and will approach 80% in 2 years as per Cisco research. Microsoft was striving for the last few years to deliver better&nbsp;video playback with Edge Classic compare to any other browser. In fact, Edge team got Technical Emmy Award for that outstanding effort. New reports surfaced of Edge Chromium geared for efficient 4K playback.&nbsp;Now its time to extend this support to a new contender for defacto internet video standard&nbsp;AV1 codec. I wonder if someone from Edge Media team can share some plans and challenges in bringing superb Edge Classic's video playback level to Edge Chromium? For example, would be interesting to see Edge Chromium supporting HD video torrents search and direct torrent stream playback, possibly through a professionally made by the Edge team open source extension.

sambul95 · Answer

sambul95&nbsp;&nbsp;After Edge Chromium announcement, there were numerous questions from Insider release testers, what familiar features will be implemented first, and what directions MS Edge team will concentrate on. In reply, MS Edge team management published an interesting article&nbsp;&nbsp;What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels&nbsp;Its an interesting read, clearly&nbsp; outlining a range of technologies, features, and directions the Edge Insider team is focused now.

tomscharbach · Answer

sambul95&nbsp; "MS Edge team management published an interesting article "What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels". Its an interesting read, clearly outlining a range of technologies, features, and directions the Edge Insider team is focused now."&nbsp;While the Insider's guide you point to is interesting and informative (at the 50,000 foot level), the need for speculation about features/functions under development or being considered for development could be eliminated, in large part, if the Edge team would make a&nbsp; high level development road map&nbsp;available to Edge Insiders.&nbsp; What percentage of the posts on this forum asking about this/that feature/function ("Is x planned?"&nbsp; "What is the status of x?") would be answered by a such a road map?&nbsp; 50%?&nbsp; 75%?

sambul95 · Answer

sambul95&nbsp;&nbsp;So here is a list of Google Chrome services slaughtered in Edge Chromium thus far... :) Some of these services were replaced with similar Microsoft services, and others shutdown without replacement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

sambul95 · Answer

sambul95&nbsp;&nbsp;As the changes in services confirm, Microsoft intends to make its Chromium derivative just like Windows 10 regularly call home. But what prompted Microsoft to abandon its very own EdgeHTML in the 1st place, and suddenly make friends and share common browser engine with Google - its fierce competitor? And how Microsoft and Google teams leave together under this common project roof?&nbsp;There is an interesting story behind it - so interesting, it can make it to a prominent Hollywood movie given huge importance a web browser now plays in our life. So lets find out:&nbsp;INSIDE MICROSOFT’S SURPRISE DECISION TO WORK WITH GOOGLE ON ITS EDGE BROWSER

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