Spartan Replaces Metro IE, May Yet Offer Extensions Support
By Fahad Ali On January 9, 2015
Microsoft’s Spartan browser sure has taken the web by storm. And even though the web browser is still in early stages of development, it has done enough to stir many a question.
Queries like if Windows 10 will come with three different browsers, and the user interface, feature set.
Mary Jo Foley has tried to answer some of these, and first up is the fact that this Spartan browser actually replaces the Metro flavor of IE. This is a Modern UI application through and through, and should work without any issues with the class Internet Explorer.
And keeping in mind the fact that Windows 10 allows the possibility of running modern apps in a window, desktop users will have two options to choose from — Spartan and IE.
This legacy support is, obviously, important for enterprise use, as many business applications and customs software solutions are built upon and still rely on Internet Explorer to function.
Next up is whether Microsoft will include the options of building extensions and plugins for this new web browser, similar to how things are on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Previous rumors on the topic hinted at this, and while there is no new data to suggest that this is not the case now, the fact that this is a Modern UI app makes the scenario just a little complicated. Remains to be seen how the software titan gets around this.
Since Spartan utilizes the same Trident rendering engine used on Internet Explorer, we can expect similar levels of performance. At this point in time, the feature set and UI of this new browser are the real points of interest.
The company is sure to talk about this at the January 21 Windows 10 event, and chances are that we’ll get our first real look at this new browser by then.
Tags: Browsers, Development, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Spartan, Windows 10
By Fahad Ali On January 9, 2015
Microsoft’s Spartan browser sure has taken the web by storm. And even though the web browser is still in early stages of development, it has done enough to stir many a question.
Queries like if Windows 10 will come with three different browsers, and the user interface, feature set.
Mary Jo Foley has tried to answer some of these, and first up is the fact that this Spartan browser actually replaces the Metro flavor of IE. This is a Modern UI application through and through, and should work without any issues with the class Internet Explorer.
And keeping in mind the fact that Windows 10 allows the possibility of running modern apps in a window, desktop users will have two options to choose from — Spartan and IE.
This legacy support is, obviously, important for enterprise use, as many business applications and customs software solutions are built upon and still rely on Internet Explorer to function.
Next up is whether Microsoft will include the options of building extensions and plugins for this new web browser, similar to how things are on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Previous rumors on the topic hinted at this, and while there is no new data to suggest that this is not the case now, the fact that this is a Modern UI app makes the scenario just a little complicated. Remains to be seen how the software titan gets around this.
Since Spartan utilizes the same Trident rendering engine used on Internet Explorer, we can expect similar levels of performance. At this point in time, the feature set and UI of this new browser are the real points of interest.
The company is sure to talk about this at the January 21 Windows 10 event, and chances are that we’ll get our first real look at this new browser by then.
Tags: Browsers, Development, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Spartan, Windows 10