Microsoft Is Building A New Browser As Part Of Its Windows 10 Push: Codename: Spartan

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Link: Microsoft is building a new browser as part of its Windows 10 push | ZDNet

 

...Spartan is not IE 12. Instead, Spartan is a new, light-weight browser Microsoft is building.

 

Windows 10 (at least the desktop version) will ship with both Spartan and IE 11, my sources say. IE 11 will be there for backward-compatibility's sake. Spartan will be available for both desktop and mobile (phone/tablet) versions of Windows 10, sources say...

[Arthur]

Spartan is a new, light-weight browser. Spartan will be available for both desktop and mobile

That makes it sound like the new browser will be a metro app.

[bwestlake]

Well I'll defiantly be using chrome then

[Arthur]

This is what Spartan will look like apparently.

 

 

Source: Neowin

[Arthur]

Microsoft Spartan: A few questions answered

 

The most frequent question asked is if you can run Spartan and classic IE at the same time. As of right now, that answer is yes. Both browsers can be run at the same time and aligns to what Mary Jo Foley was saying, we will see both browsers at launch.

 

For those thinking that this means we will see three browsers in Windows 10, that does not appear to be the case. Spartan is said to replace Modern IE and since modern apps can be run on the desktop in a Window just like any other apps, this means that you will have two options for desktop browsers in Windows 10.

 

Windows 10’s new browser will have the most advanced features ever

 

Spartan is designed to be a single browser across PCs, tablets, and phones. We’re told that Microsoft will make Spartan a Windows Store app, enabling the company to quickly and easily update the browser in future. ZDNet previously reported that Microsoft will continue to include Internet Explorer in Windows 10, and we understand this will be primarily for legacy compatibility reasons. Spartan is the main browser in Windows 10, and most users will be accessing the web using it. While Spartan will be a Windows Store app, we understand Microsoft isn’t planning to make it a universal app initially. One version of Spartan will be available in the Store as a desktop app, and another as a modern app for tablets and phones. Both will be updated regularly with identical features.

Edited January 8, 2015 by Arthur

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Link: AnandTech | Internet Explorer Project Spartan Shows Large Performance Gains

 

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[LiamH]

Is it going to come with a built in backdoor called "Goat Path"?

[Michael]

Hmmm and Chrome still beats it overall... I don't think Microsoft will ever build the best browser. I think they would have done it by now. As for why they aren't considering IE12 for Windows 10 I just find that a bit odd, bearing in mind IE11 will be years old at that rate.

[Arthur]

Hmmm and Chrome still beats it overall...

There's still another ~7-8 months to go until Windows 10 is officially released. Plenty of time for further improvements.

 

As for why they aren't considering IE12 for Windows 10 I just find that a bit odd, bearing in mind IE11 will be years old at that rate.

The only reason Internet Explorer is still included with Windows 10 is for backwards compatibility reasons. There isn't any need for an IE12.

[KrakowKaz]

Dropping the IE name is a great idea. If Windows 10 is the win that it likely will be, people (myself included) will be more apt to give their new browser a go as well. Until then, i'm sticking to my tried and true Firefox.

[Michael]

To be honest - what it's called is irrelevant - it's the user experience that counts.

[foofighterjim]

To be honest - what it's called is irrelevant - it's the user experience that counts.

 

You are right but even some people on here would write off an IE12 before even using it simply because it is IE.

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Link: A break from the past: the birth of Microsoft's new web rendering engine - IEBlog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

[gshaw]

I just hope it retains the tablet navigation methods in Metro IE11. On my Surface Pro 3 I use it more than Chrome as it works so much better with touch input.

[Arthur]

[Arthur]

Project Spartan and IE will now use entirely separate rendering engines

 

Windows 10 was always going to support both Spartan and Internet Explorer, and they were always going to be separate browsers. As originally conceived, both of them would be able to switch between the legacy Trident rendering engine and the new Edge rendering engine. Internet Explorer would remain more focused on legacy sites, though—it would retain compatibility with ActiveX plugins and third-party toolbars, features that Spartan is stripping out.

 

Now, an MSDN blog post says that Microsoft is making the Spartan and Internet Explorer split even more pronounced. Spartan will still get the Edge engine, but it will drop the legacy Trident rendering engine completely. Internet Explorer keeps Trident—and, crucially, its compatibility with sites designed for IE 5.5 or later—but it will no longer be able to use the new Edge engine. Microsoft says that including the new Edge engine in IE would introduce compatibility problems even without removing Trident. Now, if a site works in Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, it's guaranteed to work exactly the same way in Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10.

 

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[Arthur]

Edge: The new name for Microsoft's Spartan browser

 

... while details about Spartan have continued to trickle out in recent months, one question that has remained unanswered is what the new browser will be called. Details of focus group testing emerged in January, suggesting that Microsoft was considering several possibilities, including Elixa, Entourage and Edge.

 

That last one was considered to be a strong candidate, given that Spartan was developed using a new rendering engine also called Edge.

 

And today, Microsoft confirmed that the new name for its browser is indeed, Microsoft Edge.

[ellsandell]

Not a bad name, better for users for sure, as its keeping the 'e' icon...

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Not a bad name, better for users for sure, as its keeping the 'e' icon...

 

Similar but not the same logo:

 

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