Microsoft’s Ignite tech showcase hits Orlando next week and there is a strong possibility it could debut then, or we will at least get time frame in which a launch is expected.

If you haven’t already downloaded the Edge Insider beta of the Chromium-based Edge, you won’t need to wait long to give the final release a run. Chromium also plays better with a wider range of platforms from anything to a Mac to ARM-based smartphones and tablets. With Google Chrome particularly popular, if a site glitched using the soon to be deprecated version of Edge built on Microsoft’s technology, a user would switch to a more compatible browser. The biggest reason for the switch to Chromium for the new Edge is compatibility. As you can tell, it is a highly stylized letter ‘e’ for Edge that is shaped into a cresting wave although there are still the slightest hints back to the original IE browser retained, no doubt, for a little nostalgia.

It was revealed as an Easter egg in a special series of puzzles posted my Microsoft employees as cryptic clues including the use of Javscript that led to a secret surfing game that ultimately led to new logo.

Microsoft has revealed the all-new logo for the new version of its Edge internet browser, the first built using Chromium as its basis.

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