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by lucid00 4060 days ago
I doubt Edge will do this only because of one feature I was surprised to see Microsoft add support for... ASM.js.

ASM.js lets supporting browsers run optimized JavaScript code at near native speed and is backwards compatible with all browsers (just running the code slower).

With ASM.js Microsoft could bring .NET to all browsers without even needing to update the browsers themselves (just running faster when in a browser that supports ASM.js).

So far only Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox support it, I'm waiting for Google Chrome to jump on the bandwagon honestly as it's genius.

Also if you want an idea of how powerful it is, it helped Mozilla run the Unreal 4 Engine in Firefox at 1080p in 60FPS without lag.