We’ve been using the Microsoft Edge on the Dev channel for the past four months and haven’t run into any performance or stability issues.ĪLSO READ: Apple in trouble with rules over ‘anti-competitive’ app policies While Edge on Linux isn’t exactly new, and users could already download the browser on the Dev channel since last year the arrival of the browser in beta form (to the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels) brings it one step closer to a final stable release. Microsoft Edge, which was also rebuilt using Google’s popular Chromium browser engine has now been released in beta form for operating systems running on the Linux kernel. The company, which now owns GitHub is also one of the largest contributors to open source software. Microsoft has come a long way since the arrival of CEO Satya Nadella who helped the company change gears and embrace the open source community to a large extent. Musings every Saturday with Mayowa Oladeji.

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