# Edge to use Chromium!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058>\
**Category:** talk\
**Created:** [December 5, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058 "2018-12-05T15:16:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/21 "2018-12-11T13:45:29Z")

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These are both **entertaining** reads:

> **[The State of Web Browsers – Ferdy Christant](https://ferdychristant.com/the-state-of-web-browsers-f5a83a41c1cb?gi=1cb3f79ab1a4)**
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> Late 2018 edition

> **[The State of Web Browsers – Ferdy Christant](https://ferdychristant.com/the-state-of-web-browsers-88224d55b4e6?gi=b86ff477c3f5)**
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> 2019 edition

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**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/22 "2018-12-11T15:22:07Z")

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5 Dec 18 = Late 2018 edition  
8 Dec 18 = 2019 edition

🤔

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**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/23 "2018-12-11T16:12:12Z")

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Maybe you will have more too say once you read the articles. 😜

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**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/24 "2018-12-12T21:31:49Z")

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🤔 @senocular, concerning dates …

This seems almost prophetic now that Microsoft has voluntarily relinquished to Chromium.

> **[Chrome is turning into the new Internet Explorer 6](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16805216/google-chrome-only-sites-internet-explorer-6-web-standards)**
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> Chrome-only sites are a problem

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**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/25 "2019-04-22T15:12:16Z")

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Anyone tried out the early releases ?  
[https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/](https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/)

“coming soon for macOS” is all I get. Anyone else tried it for Windows, early thoughts?

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/27 "2019-04-24T06:17:32Z")

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I’m waiting for the macOS version, but the reviews so far have been OK! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Wayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wayne/32/16501_2.png) [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edge-to-use-chromium/639058/28 "2019-04-24T11:15:14Z")

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Im using the new Chrome Edge. It is a power hungry CPU sucking monster! Omg! I would much prefer a well designed browser that does not eat all the resources like Safari on the Mac or FireFox.

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