TechCrunch·5yMicrosoft launches Google Wave – TechCrunch
Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010. Microsoft Wave Loop is a new app — and concept — that takes the Fluid framework, which provides developers with flexible components to mix and match.
Hacker News·5yMicrosoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It
Windows 11 lets you choose your default browser, but it takes a lot of clicks and Microsoft sometimes forces you to use Edge, anyway. Firefox had a workaround, but Microsoft calls it “improper” and will soon block it. Microsoft made a statement to The Verge where it explained the logic behind its decision.
SD Times·5yHuawei’s Harmony OS: Doing what Microsoft couldn’t
The U.S. moved to sanction Huawei and deny it access to American technology. This forced Huawei to pivot away from Google and Android and embrace a next-generation operating system. The advantage is that since there is no developer support, the company doesn’t have to worry about backward compatibility and can therefore push the envelope with the technology.
omg! ubuntu!·4yMicrosoft Edge has an Easter Egg Exclusively for Linux Users
Microsoft Edge for Linux has a hidden easter egg featuring Tux, the Linux mascot. The game appears when is the browser detects no viable internet connection. You can play the Edge surf game in stable (and beta and dev) builds of the browser on Windows, macOS, and Linux. To play the game you need to be running Microsoft Edge.
The Next Web·5yI like Edge — too bad Microsoft is being a jerk about it
Microsoft’s hostile attitude towards allowing people to use third-party browsers is making me second guess that choice. For example, Windows 11 normally forces you to open links from its system UI, such as the search function or the news widget, in Edge. Microsoft seems to think only Edge should be capable of opening these links.