Apparently they are trying to get CHROME users to switch back to IE... by naming it something else -- ANYTHING OTHER THAN Internet Explorer!
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/17/8230631/microsoft-is-killing-off-the-internet-explorer-brand
(https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JzYVpO8VyX0RGhFISt1Ys7JsodE=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3511892/chromedata.0.jpg)
^ I am curious if we will ever find out what 4 names are on that coded shortlist ^
I am curious as to whether it's built on a brand new engine, or whether it's simply Internet Explorer with a search-replace of the name.
One of the reasons I switched to Chrome a few years ago was the lightning-fast-compared-to-the-competition javascript engine (it was called V8 at the time).
Quote from: Thorin on March 17, 2015, 11:59:39 AM
I am curious as to whether it's built on a brand new engine
That was previously answered, yes it is a new rendering engine
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7863331/microsoft-project-spartan-new-web-browser
The name change, I posted this before /. got a convo started! (!)
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/03/17/1849230/microsoft-is-killing-off-the-internet-explorer-brand