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		t0mmyb0y on Sept 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why is Microsoft pushing Edge so hard? Edge is IE. It is mostly just a different name with exact same issues.

quattrofan on Sept 5, 2020 | [–]

Is it? I thought it was based on Chromium now?

mdorazio on Sept 5, 2020 | | [–]

It is based on Chromium. From the support article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4501095/download-th...

gaspoweredcat on Sept 6, 2020 | [–]

its chromium based now meaning its near indistinguishable to chrome for the average end user

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