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Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by Someone1234 »

tnuc wrote: post #2

And you need to install windows 10 to get the new browser. Is Microsoft coupling their browser again?

They're giving away Windows 10 for free. So they're copying Apple's strategy and instead of back-porting, just get everyone onto the latest version.

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by balls187 »

Aleman360 wrote: post #4
tnuc wrote: post #2

And you need to install windows 10 to get the new browser. Is Microsoft coupling their browser again?

No, it's just that Edge is a universal app and uses API's only available in Windows 10.

So, that's a Yes, Microsoft is coupling their browser.

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by outside1234 »

balls187 wrote: post #5
Aleman360 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's just that Edge is a universal app and uses API's only available in Windows 10.

So, that's a Yes, Microsoft is coupling their browser.

You mean like Safari in MacOSX, Mobile Safari in iOS, Chrome in Android or Firefox in Ubuntu? Yes. A browser is sort of a non-optional thing in an OS these days seeing how this world wide web thing is popular.

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by balls187 »

outside1234 wrote: post #6
balls187 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, that's a Yes, Microsoft is coupling their browser.

You mean like Safari in MacOSX, Mobile Safari in iOS, Chrome in Android or Firefox in Ubuntu? Yes. A browser is sort of a non-optional thing in an OS these days seeing how this world wide web thing is popular.

While every OS ships with a browser, I think the OP was asking "do you have to install windows 10" in order to get the new MSFT Browser.

IIRC, those examples you listed, you don't need to install the latest OS X to get the latest version of Safari (though you need to have a recently supported OS).

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by higherpurpose »

Someone1234 wrote: post #3
tnuc wrote: post #2

And you need to install windows 10 to get the new browser. Is Microsoft coupling their browser again?

They're giving away Windows 10 for free. So they're copying Apple's strategy and instead of back-porting, just get everyone onto the latest version.

We still don't know how that is going to work yet. Will they cut off updates at some point. Do users have to pay for Windows 10.1? Will all future versions of Windows forever be free for those who bought Windows 7/8? etc

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by GlickWick »

higherpurpose wrote: post #8
Someone1234 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're giving away Windows 10 for free. So they're copying Apple's strategy and instead of back-porting, just get everyone onto the latest version.

We still don't know how that is going to work yet. Will they cut off updates at some point. Do users have to pay for Windows 10.1? Will all future versions of Windows forever be free for those who bought Windows 7/8? etc

It's hard to say, but Apple has definitely learned that people don't like paying for minor-ish OS upgrades. I hope Microsoft has learned from that.

Re: Delivering Fast JavaScript Performance in Microsoft Edge

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Post by TheSisb2 »

tnuc wrote: post #2

And you need to install windows 10 to get the new browser. Is Microsoft coupling their browser again?

It seems like they are. To those people down voting this comment because it comes off as a snark, it has some merit. Web developers need a new machine just to test the new IE. We already have to use multiple VMs or some other solution to test IE6-11 since you can't have more than one IE installed at a time. This just makes web development that much more difficult since now if a bug is reported in the new IE the engineer who is assigned that ticket needs access to that environment. I really hope the Microsoft team gets the hint and has one IE that is universal, across all OSs, with continued updates (Like Firefox or Chrome). It's very rare that you actually need to dive into Firefox versions or Chrome versions, but every IE issue needs the version listed specifically.
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