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Microsoft is Adding Classic ‘Edge Mode’ to New Edge Browser
HotCakeX "Hmm okay, there are almost 1 Billion Windows 10 users so we will all be able to use this feature."
No question about that ... if any of them ever run into a public website that won't work with Chromium-based browsers like Chrome or the new Edge.
I understand the need for Edge Mode in an Enterprise environment with legacy-coded internal websites designed for use exclusively with LegacyEdge, just as I understand the need for IE Mode in an Enterprise environment with legacy-coded internal websites designed for use exclusively with IE.
I am not belittling the importance of legacy workarounds to those Enterprise customers. All I am suggesting is that few users outside Enterprise environments with legacy coding will ever encounter a problem with a public website that requires them to use either Edge Mode or IE Mode.
But those legacy-code workarounds may https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/27/critical-windows-10-browser-flaw-causes-chaos-as-users-race-to-fix-it/#685bf94e3271 for consumer-users of Windows 10, risks that may not be justified by a need for legacy-code workarounds. I wonder if it isn't time for Microsoft to shed legacy coding in consumer builds of Windows 10, instead limiting legacy coding to Enterprise builds and allowing Enterprise customers to toggle the coding in or out of the Enterprise build based on need.
- HotCakeXJan 27, 2020MVPYeah I know