With the above in mind, and the need to be able to produce a solid, competitive and secure web browser, Microsoft has decided to stop trying to build their own from scratch and move to a Chromium framework, which is the engine that powers Google Chrome and other browsers.Įdge 'Canary' is the bleeding-edge version of this new browser aimed at developers and insiders who want to get their first look at what's coming soon. This is the trust placed by end users in Microsoft and their development. When Edge was first launched, in a rather basic form, with limited extension support, we used to receive complaints from people who'd bought a security suite and wanted a refund as their new security wouldn't support Edge (overlooking this was an issue with Edge, not their security). Despite having far more powerful alternatives, users paranoid about the dangers lurking around the internet would insist on using Internet Explorer. Microsoft never appears to be completely happy with their web browser.