The new, optional Quick Launch feature preloads part of the browser so that it starts up almost instantly, but loading actual Web pages is still much slower than it is in Internet Explorer.
Songhoy Blues and other emerging Malian talents, such as the seraphim-voiced Kankou Kouyaté, who is also appearing at the launch, feature alongside Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Ghostpoet, Zinner and an eclectic mix of other artists and producers.
To get beyond a TechCrunch launch feature, you need to build a relationship with journalists and analysts.
I participated in an angel round of financing over a year ago (before TechCrunch) and the company has kept me completely in the dark as to when they'll launch, feature set, etc.
Instead of a release every few years (the last few major versions arrived in 2008, 2012 and 2016), Microsoft will now move to a semi-annual cycle that will see the company launch feature updates every spring and fall.
"Time flies when building a website, and unfortunately, half of the launch feature list that we envisioned when we started implementing MEGA back in September has now turned into a post-launch development roadmap," it writes.
