microsoft-edge@beta を Homebrew Cask でインストール

プロジェクトリンク

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プロジェクトの歴史

Microsoft introduced Chromium-based Edge preview channels before the browser’s general release. The new Edge left preview and became generally available for Windows and macOS on January 15, 2020. Beta has remained the supported validation tier immediately ahead of Stable.

採用の歴史

Microsoft describes Beta as the representative-validation channel for organizations. It receives a major update roughly every four weeks and is supported, giving administrators and web developers a preview that is closer to Stable than the weekly Dev channel.

使われ方

Use Beta to validate sites, extensions, policies, and organizational workflows against the next major Edge release. It updates independently of Stable and trades some stability for earlier access to upcoming browser behavior.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

The separate Beta cask lets macOS users install a prerelease Edge channel alongside other channel builds and lets package tooling track its independent rapid version stream. It is useful for compatibility testing without replacing a Stable browser workflow.

タイムライン

• 2019: Microsoft distributed preview channels of the Chromium-based Edge browser.
• 2020: Chromium-based Microsoft Edge became generally available on Windows and macOS.
• 2021: Edge moved to a four-week major-release cadence beginning with version 94.

Related projects

• Microsoft Edge Stable is the production channel.
• Microsoft Edge Dev is the weekly planning and development channel.
• Chromium is the upstream browser-engine project on which modern Microsoft Edge is based.

ソース

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-channels
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-release-schedule
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/01/15/the-new-microsoft-edge-now-available-for-download/
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