Microsoft relegates Internet Explorer to a “legacy engine" to make way for new browser
Microsoft revealed last week that it’s planning to create a new brand and name for its upcoming browser for Windows 10, currently codenamed Project Spartan. The software maker is now clarifying the role of Internet Explorer and Project Spartan in Windows 10, and has confirmed the new Spartan browser will be the “default browser for all Windows 10 customers.” While Microsoft originally revealed in January that its new rendering engine would power Spartan and Internet Explorer in Windows 10, the company says it’s no longer planning to bring this to IE.
IE will hang around for legacy only, with no new changes
“On Windows 10, Project Spartan will host our new engine exclusively,” says Kyle Pflug, Microsoft’s Project Spartan program…
Source:: The Verge
