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Microsoft Reveals New Logo for Microsoft Edge
- buboard 7y agoThey might be sued: https://www.newmoney.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cosmote-1-550x413.jpg https://www.newmoney.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cosmote-1...
- galonk 7y agoSo, like... does EVERYONE think it looks too much like the Firefox logo, or...
- mc32 7y agoIt’s looks more like a tsunami than a curled up Fox to me. It’s a little reminiscent of Akamai[1] tbh. [1]https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akamai_logo.svg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akamai_logo.svg
- lucideer 7y agoYeah, but... the Firefox Browser logo also looks more like a tsunami than a curled up fox... And that's just the browser logo. Let's not get into the Firefox ecosystem logo: http://ffp4g1ylyit3jdyti1hqcvtb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/opendesign/files/2019/06/FX_Design_Blog_Logos_Family.jpg http://ffp4g1ylyit3jdyti1hqcvtb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/open...
- mehrdadn 7y agoNope, I think it's a lot more like Chrome's.
- reaperducer 7y agoSo, like... does EVERYONE think it looks too much like the Firefox logo, or... Microsoft gotta Microsoft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis...
- chrisseaton 7y agoDoesn't really look like a fox to me. Maybe a tadpole?
- tobr 7y agoThat was my first thought. I’m sure I’ve seen some unsolicited re-design of the Firefox icon that looked very similar to this, but with an orange palette.
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- seemsridiculous 7y agoI just see ansolutely no reason why I would use microsoft edge
- vharuck 7y agoAt my job, the options are Edge or Explorer. I'll admit, neither option leaves me happy.
- ravenstine 7y agoEdge in its current form is being replaced by a version based on Chromium. I can see why people would want to use that when it becomes default since it would have the advantages of using Chrome but without the extra download. Beta downloads: https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
- yardie 7y agoUntil Firefox and Chrome can take group policies Edge will have an edge in centrally managed office deployments. I get the best of both worlds. Access to the dev extensions in the Chrome Store as well as Windows pass-through authentication.
- purple_ducks 7y agoThey already can? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-group-policy-windows https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-usi... https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187202?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187202?hl=en
- sys_64738 7y agoIt'll on the default install of Windows 10 once 1.0 is formally released. When people realize it's Microsoft Chrome then they'll ditch Google's version of Chrome. It's actually a pretty smart move by MS as they'll quickly become the dominant browser again.
- adrift 7y agoIt looks very underwhelming and lacks personality.
- vidanay 7y agoThe logo, or Edge?
- caiob 7y agoYes.
- GnarfGnarf 7y agoYes.
- hpoe 7y agoI thought they were replacing edge with Blink soon?
- lucideer 7y agoThey're replacing EdgeHTML (the internal engine within Edge) with Blink (the internal engine within Chromium). The name of the overall Edge product isn't changing (to my knowledge).
- ilkkao 7y agoAre there any estimates when they make the switch on Windows 10?
- oldmanhorton 7y agoThe name isn't going, but we also are replacing much more than just edgehtml. The new version of edge shares very little code with the old version of edge
- kick 7y agoIs there any reason Microsoft isn't open sourcing EdgeHTML?
- ravenstine 7y agoThe further they can move away from the legacy of Internet Explorer, the better.
- lostgame 7y agoI only remember IE fondly from my early days of using it on OSX and Classic MacOS. For Windows it always seemed like Netscape worked better into Firefox came along.
- mthoms 7y agoFirefox Developer Edition logo for comparison: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Firefox_Developer_Edition_logo%2C_2019.svg/749px-Firefox_Developer_Edition_logo%2C_2019.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Fi...
- sdegutis 7y agoOh wow. That’s incredibly similar.
- dpcan 7y agoI don't agree, other than being blue and having some gradients. The Edge logo looks like an "e", not a fox hugging a globe. The new logo looks good in my opinion. It has earth tones, looks like an "e", has some edges.
- johnpowell 7y agoThis always differs by people. I thought Samsung pretty clearly swiped the Apple look with the early versions of Android. Even beyond the rounded corners. Sure, it isn't a pixel perfect copy. But I do think inspiration was drawn, even if not intentional. I have a bunch of icons in my dock and the only two that look similar are browsers. (I hacked up a copy of the Edge logo from the article and slapped it on a applescript to put it in my dock) https://i.imgur.com/fu8zmiQ.png https://i.imgur.com/fu8zmiQ.png
- levythe 7y agoThese comparisons will be made all over the place, since these designs are always inspiring each other. When I see the new edge logo, I see something that resembles some of the unused branding of the Xbox One and Xbox360, something that resembles the Firefox logo, something that resembles the new design direction of the office suite, something that looks a little like iOS gradients, something that looks a little like the Chrome logo, and so on. I'd say it looks a lot more like old Xbox branding than Firefox branding, though.
- kaycebasques 7y agoI like it.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y agoIf you rotate 180 degrees up, it looks like a “G” which I guess is appropriate as it is based on Chrome’s rendering engine.
- troymc 7y agoIt reminds me of The Great Wave off Kanagawa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
- cryptozeus 7y agoGood logo but that is not going to have anyone start using edge. They offer nothing new. I think brave is far better and innovative browser if anyone wants to try something different then chrome or FF.
- thrower123 7y agoHaving a good, standards compliant browser with active development by default will be something I'll much appreciate. I hope this makes it to Windows Server; I am so sick of only being able to use the extra-locked down, terrible version of IE when I have no other choice but to use a browser when remoted into a box.
- mrtksn 7y agoIt's an endless joy for me when Microsoft fails to get traction with their new shiny browser and changes something as a fresh start. It's a decent browser but never again IE. Keep rebranding the browser downloading tool, Microsoft. That said, these days I am annoyed by "This browser is not supported, use Chrome" messages. Maybe the the history does not repeat but rhymes after all. Browsers should be made by non-profits like mozilla, in my opinion.
- pavlov 7y agoThe new Microsoft Edge is Chromium, so at least you won’t be getting those messages.
- mrtksn 7y agoIt's not really about the technology but about what Microsoft did until someone finally managed to take them down. Microsoft has a cool CEO and Bill Gates is just a tad short of an angel these days, however a history of suffering should not be forgotten. What Microsoft did was not benign.
- juped 7y agoThe loss of EdgeHTML is a tragedy for open web ecosystems. Now there are only two.
- code4tee 7y agoLooks mostly like the Firefox logo
- mixmastamyk 7y agoI don’t hate it, kinda cool actually, but missing something. Perhaps text.
- cm2187 7y agoIt's the "c" of Chredge, isn't it?
- rblatz 7y agoIs there a source that us with ad blockers can see?
- mxfh 7y agoAs far as analogies go, I think it's closest to the chromium logo [1], when kinematically interpreted as some sort of extruding shell segments [2], or blades of an aperture (Aperture Science). Overall it's visual language elements are surely intentionally aligned well centered in a space between IE ℮, Chrome and Firefox. [1] current: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_11_Logo.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_11_Logo.svg [2] old chromium(2009-2011): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_Logo.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromium_Logo.svg https://codereview.chromium.org/2806029/patch/1/61 https://codereview.chromium.org/2806029/patch/1/61
- lucideer 7y agoThe Chromium logo is angular and defined, whereas Firefox/Edge both represent fluid waves sweeping circularly. The Chromium logo is in bluish tones, and is somewhat ring/donut shapes, and beyond those two (very broad) features there are no further similarities. See also the Firefox ecosystem logo: http://ffp4g1ylyit3jdyti1hqcvtb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/opendesign/files/2019/06/FX_Design_Blog_Logos_Family.jpg http://ffp4g1ylyit3jdyti1hqcvtb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/open... and even more striking, some of the mocks from Mozilla's design docs for future Firefox products https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11896715/System_2.png https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11896715/S...
- mxfh 7y agoThere are surely multiple ways to describe similarities. The destinction between chrome and edge is not so hard to me, if seen in contrast between geometric and organic shapes. Firefox and even the mocks (since when do mockups even count, they are explorative for a reason) are way more on the organic side, while besides the last green slob, the edge logo is in strictly geometric territory. As I said there are similiarities, but then one should also bring up a mirrored Ubisoft logo, or various other Spiral/Nautilus inspired ones. This is where I get with only a mirror and two identical rotations on different identical subgroups on the suprisingly complex chromium svg logo. (This is as far as I get in 5 minutes, but hope it conveys my interpretation). The tripartion of circular segments as most striking similiarity to me. https://i.imgur.com/x6bpBjz.png https://i.imgur.com/x6bpBjz.png
- wayneftw 7y agoI hope they have as much success with this as they've had with VS Code and I'm looking forward to trying their first release of Edge on Linux. It will be great to have the choice of a non-Google, WebKit based browser from a major distributor who has the resources to keep up with and challenge Google on things like Manifest v3. I find it somewhat ironic that the most used software I'm running on my Linux desktop, VS Code, is a free and open source Microsoft product. It's also the product that really enabled me to make the switch in comfort. Maybe soon though I'll be using Bing more too (among others like DDG) if Google decides to completely remove URLs from search result links.
- saber1 7y agoThe new Edge is based on Chromium (Uses Blink as the engine), so I don't think it will challenge Google on things like Manifest v3.
- Osiris 7y agoI use Vivaldi on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It's the most customizable browser I've used since Opera 12 (which makes sense, since one of the Opera founders started Vivaldi).
- reichardt 7y agoI believe Edge is based on Chromium not WebKit?
- jdnenej 7y agoChromium uses blink which was forked from WebKit long ago.
- zapzupnz 7y agoEdge is based on Blink, not WebKit. Remember that Blink was forked from WebKit six years ago. In web time, that might as well be a century, given the leaps that have been made in web tech in browsers.
- the_pwner224 7y agoFalkon is the KDE browser which is WebKit-based and not Google. It works on at least Linux and Windows. I believe the GNOME browser (Epiphany?) is also WebKit-based.
- 51Cards 7y agoWell now if you're colour blind you may not know if you're clicking on Firefox or Edge.
- gen3 7y agoI can totally see this confusing less technically literate people. I think too many people are trained to just click the blue E. I think I do like it. I think it fits what Microsoft is trying to do with their design scheme.
- ricc 7y agoMost comments say it either looks like Firefox’s logo or Chrome’s. I think it’s kinda both.
- burmer 7y agoMicrosoft reveals new browser for Microsoft Edge.
- theclaw 7y agoI’m not sure I’m a fan. It’s like a profile shot of a laughing bulbous head. It says supermarket brand laundry detergent to me.
- saghm 7y ago> It says supermarket brand laundry detergent to me I didn't think of this before, but I don't think I'll ever be able to unsee this now
- aklemm 7y agoIt screams “impending doom” to me.
- ai_ja_nai 7y agoFirefox Nightly, I'd say: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1160831232357351425/dlf0xXz1_400x400.png https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1160831232357351425/dlf...