New Microsoft Edge Logo Tries to Ditch the Internet Explorer Legacy

Nov. 4, 2019

With the newChromium-based Edge, Microsoft is trying to get as far away from the chequered legacy of Internet Explorer as possible. After ditching the EdgeHTML enginein favor of Chromiumfollowing a less-than-impressive uptake, the Edge browser is now set to get an all-new logo that looks visually similar to the iconic Firefox symbol than its own spiritual predecessor, the IE. The design, however, still retains its blue hue, albeit, with a bit of green added to the mix.

As can be seen from the featured image, the new logo still looks like an‘e’, but is more in line with the company’s so-called‘Fluent’design language that was used to create new logos for all of the Microsoft Office components earlier this year. As for the new Edge logo, it was originally discovered as part of a new surfing mini game hidden inside the latest Canary versions of Edge before being unveiled over the weekend by senior Microsoft executive, Vishnu Nath.

Aftertesting preview builds(Canary and Developer channels) for the Chromium-based Edge browser over the past several months, the Redmond giant, back in August,launched the first open betaof the new software. It’s available forWindows and macOS, so you can check it out right away.

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