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Microsoft is working on a multi-device virtual web browser [Patent]
Is Microsoft planning to ditch Edge or significantly upgrade it?
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Published onOctober 24, 2023
published onOctober 24, 2023
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Microsoft recently released a patent for a technology describing a virtual web browser capable of running on any device. According to the patent, now available to the public, this is not the first time Microsoft has dabbled with the concept. In fact, the patent is based on inventions from 2021, 2017, and 2012.
However, since cloud technologies are far more advanced, this might finally be a good time to develop and release a virtual web browser. But what is it one, anyway? Well, a virtual browser is a cloud-based browser that allows users to access the internet on devices that wouldn’t properly run it in the first place. Think about being able to run a virtual browser on a smartwatch.
In many ways, a virtual browser is similar in concept to cloud gaming. If we take, for example, the now-defunct Stadia, the platform made users capable of runningdemanding video games on browsers such as Chrome. A virtual browser works similarly, more or less.
Microsoft’s virtual web browser: How would it work?
The method would also allow for seamless web browsing across multiple devices, even when those devices aren’t designed to support web browsing.
Could this be a future iteration of Microsoft Edge? Or will Microsoft come with an entirely new browsing experience?
It seems that multi-device experiences are becoming more popular these days, and it’s only a matter of time until they become the standard. Samsung has its own Galaxy Connected Experience, and according to a document leaked to us by close sources, Qualcomm will also debut a similar service calledSnapdragon Seamless.
These multi-device experiences allow a task to be started on one device and then continued on another, different from the first. The experience allows for greater mobility and doesn’t stop productivity, no matter where a user is.
So why shouldn’t browsing the internet also become a multi-device experience? The technology described in the patent definitely points it out.
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Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
