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Name suggestion for the new Edge insider browser
HotCakeX, Anthony, this is an interesting read. We are aware of the negative view that some have of both Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. We are trying to balance that with the needs of the millions of users that do use Microsoft Edge. This certainly is a huge challenge for us, and hopefully when we finally reach our Stable channel, we will have navigated it well. Thanks - Elliot
HotCakeX It does "Technically" have a name as of right now. It's called Chromium Based Edge. But I agree. It does need a new name so searching for our problems for it would be easier.
xhero25x - They can't official use the name "Edge Chromium" or "Chromium Edge". Well...it's not that they actually can't, but there would be too much confusion and mix ups to the point they won't use it. The Chromium Project uses the "raw off the the truck, buggy and unstable as heck, and doesn't/can't auto-update version with up to 40 revisions to that day's build a day of the open source engine Chromium" called "Chromium" which is what Edge is basing their browser engine off of. Google Chrome same thing opting to name their browser "Chrome". People would get mixed up and confused thinking "Edge Chromium" is either an extension of The Chromium Project's raw built browser (engine) or is now under Google Chrome. They would need to use a name that doesn't have the world Chrome(ium) in it or else it would just be a big confusing mess for users. Opera is based off the Chromium engine and they're simply called "Opera" or "Opera Mini".
The name would have to be something new and unique but something that won't confuse users with Chrome or Chromium browsers. Edge isn't a bad name, it's fine as a name in itself, the question on the table is will users (non-beta everyday home and work users) know Edge is (will be) Chromium based instead of the old Edge they're used to seeing and hearing about. Edge is too associated with the old Edge HTML and maybe a complete breakaway from that Edge will give the new Chromium version of Edge a new start not associated with it's past engine.As for Internet Explorer...that's a hard one. In 2019 it's hardly used browser and basically encouraged by Microsoft not to be used. Some of the younger generation see IE a relic of the past or what they hear in history class about IE being the center of the US vs Microsoft antitrust trial in 2001 However in its day before Chrome came on the scene it was the browser of browsers holding like 90 percent of the user share. Nestcape cried and wined about monopoly and and all that stuff because when IE 1.0 came out eventually knocked Netsape a few years later out of competition (and in the late 90's there wasn't many browsers to choose from...basically Netscape and IE or AOL's own built in browser to their desktop program). However no one forced people to use IE and people could easily still used Netscape but they opted to use IE browser on Windows. IE was just the better and easier and simple browser. It was my favorite browser into it was more or less back shelved by MS in 2015 for Edge.
Well see what happens with the name.
