Home Computing News Edge is losing one of its quirkiest features as Microsoft cleans house Zulfugar Karimov / Unsplash Microsoft Edge is about to lose one of its more quirky features as Microsoft continues to clean up its software experience. The company has confirmed that the sidebar app list in Edge is being “retired” in the near future, starting with Microsoft account users. Microsoft revealed in an announcement that this is a part of an effort to simplify Edge , but there’s still no word on the exact retirement date yet. What are sidebar apps, and why is it being removed? Vikhyaat Vivek / Digital Trends Edge’s sidebar basically lets users pin web apps and sites into a side panel, making it possible to quickly open things like Outlook, shopping tools, search, or other web apps without leaving the current tab. Microsoft’s own support page had described the feature as a way to streamline access to favorite sites and apps. But now, the feature is simply being removed.…