azureedge.net CDN (where Edge WebDriver installs are located) will cease operations by 15th January 2025

[captainbrosset]

Originally posted by @Delta456 at MicrosoftDocs/edge-developer#3335:

A company called Edgio have gone bankrupt and the azureedge.net CDN will be going away on 15th January 2025.
Microsoft has a replacement CDN for some endpoints:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/critical-dotnet-install-links-are-changing/
https://build5nines.com/retirement-of-azureedge-net-dns-edg-io-business-closure-and-what-you-need-to-know/
dotnet/core#9671
It doesn't look like Microsoft have updated the links at, for example, https://developer.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/?cs=2282084340&form=MA13LH yet, but here's a heads-up.
This affects Selenium and was reported via issue SeleniumHQ/selenium#15024

[Delta456]

Thanks for taking this issue forward @captainbrosset

[captainbrosset]

As discussed with @leotlee internally, it seems like the azureedge.net endpoint will continue to work as is even after the edge.io provided stops working.
I'll let Leo confirm and potentially close this issue.

[mikedoerfler]

Why will the azureedge.net endpoint continue to work for the Edge Web Driver downloads? All the other MS stuff I have looked at (azcopy and dotnet) seem to indicate that azureedge.net is not a good option once Jan 15th hits. The build5nines.com article listed above also indicates that not updating contains risks. Just trying to understand. Thank you!