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which switches the backend from Chromium to Trident, effectively turning it into IE with a modern skin

I wish they'd done the opposite instead: same UI, but with a better browser engine.

    > better browser engine

I'm confused. Are you saying Chromium or Trident browser engine is better? And, in 2025, is there a better engine than Chromium?

IE UI, Chromium engine.

No trolling: Isn't that Microsoft Edge?

No?

Edge still looks almost exactly like any other Chromium version?

> And, in 2025, is there a better engine than Chromium?

WebKit and Gecko are way better

I wish someone recreated Netscape Navigator UI with the Gecko engine. I can't give any reasons, I just wish it.

That's what Netscape was...especially after the release of Firefox.