Chromium Memes

The first thing you do with a fresh Windows install? Search "Chrome" in Edge. Then Edge is like, "Wait! We're basically the same now! Both Chromium-based! Please stay!" It's the digital equivalent of that desperate ex who changed their entire personality to be more like your new partner. Sorry Edge, but changing your engine to Chromium doesn't erase those years of Internet Explorer trauma. Some trust issues just run too deep.

The digital equivalent of stepping on a LEGO brick at midnight. Nothing triggers fight-or-flight response faster than seeing that blue 'e' logo appear when you were aiming for literally any other browser. Even Microsoft devs probably have Chrome pinned to their taskbar and Edge hidden in a folder labeled "In Case of Audit." The irony is Edge actually runs on Chromium now, but old habits and trauma die hard.

The formal Bugs Bunny announcement meme perfectly captures the moment Microsoft finally admitted defeat with Internet Explorer and rebuilt Edge on Chromium. After years of being the browser developers loved to hate, Edge transformed from zero to hero overnight. The ultimate redemption arc that left Internet Explorer alone at the bottom of the browser hierarchy—a digital eulogy that basically says "we've found a new worst browser to mock." Pour one out for IE, it died so Edge could finally render CSS correctly.

The eternal Edge vs. Chrome battle strikes again! Microsoft Edge is portrayed as a desperate entity trapped for millennia, only to be accidentally summoned by your misclick. That split second when you hit the wrong icon and Edge bursts forth like an ancient being finally escaping its prison—complete with maniacal laughter and excessive enthusiasm. What makes this extra painful is that Edge is actually decent now (it's Chromium-based!), but developers still treat it like that weird cousin nobody wants to talk to at family gatherings. The desperate "I'M FREE!" energy perfectly captures how Edge feels when it finally gets a chance to convince you it's not Internet Explorer in disguise.