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the title is misleading, it is not even a full installer, it is an app that just redirect you to a download link. google refuses to provide a full Chrome app f

the title is misleading, it is not even a full installer, it is an app that just redirect you to a download link. google refuses to provide a full Chrome app for the Microsoft Store because it requires browsers to use the built-in HTML and JavaScript engines provided by Windows 10. google agreed to let its ios version of Chrome to use Apple's webkit, but apparently it is not happy to do something similar for Microsoft. now who is the problem here? Microsoft or Google? ;)

Lio 9y ago
Microsoft. They have historically provided a low quality, non-standard rendering and JavaScript experience. That they are trying underhanded means to stop people opting out of that experience is a reveal that the old Microsoft is still there. Apple should not to be emulated on this.
- romanovcode 9y ago
  Did you try Edge?
  - hungerstrike 9y ago
    Did you ever search around for reviews on Edge? By most accounts - it sucks. I'm sure you can find good reviews from shills, people with a low attention for detail or people with very basic needs. Even if you disagree with my thoughts on Edge reviews - the Edge browser market share speaks volumes: Nobody is using it.
    - romanovcode 9y ago
      I actually used it for like 2 months. If you don't care about web development it is pretty OK. All websites worked fine, I got uBlock without any problems. Not sure if I did something wrong but my experience was OK, nothing amazing, but also not total shit like you say.
      - hungerstrike 9y ago
        I said it was a total shit show unless you have very basic needs and that's what you seem to have outlined. You even said you couldn't get through more than 2 months using it so I guess that is correct isn't it? You also mentioned that you got one extension that you needed, uBlock. Great. How about these: Quick JavaScript Switcher, Don't Track Me Google, Stop Tracking me on Reddit and Google Search Filter. That is just a sampling of the non-developer extensions that I use. Also, if I go to one page that doesn't work in Edge that's the end of my time with Edge. Since that happened almost as soon as I tried it out, I stopped trying. Despite that, I do open it from time to time to see if it got less crappy and many times I get a bunch of popups from Microsoft begging me to do more with their stuff. No thanks!
- dbbk 9y ago
  Edge's renderer seems fine? And being improved at a regular pace.
cm2187 9y ago
I don’t think Google is thrilled by the iOS approach either but iOS is a too big market share to ignore. Windows 10 S isn’t.

Lio 9y ago

Microsoft. They have historically provided a low quality, non-standard rendering and JavaScript experience. That they are trying underhanded means to stop people opting out of that experience is a reveal that the old Microsoft is still there. Apple should not to be emulated on this.

romanovcode 9y ago
Did you try Edge?
- hungerstrike 9y ago
  Did you ever search around for reviews on Edge? By most accounts - it sucks. I'm sure you can find good reviews from shills, people with a low attention for detail or people with very basic needs. Even if you disagree with my thoughts on Edge reviews - the Edge browser market share speaks volumes: Nobody is using it.
  - romanovcode 9y ago
    I actually used it for like 2 months. If you don't care about web development it is pretty OK. All websites worked fine, I got uBlock without any problems. Not sure if I did something wrong but my experience was OK, nothing amazing, but also not total shit like you say.
    - hungerstrike 9y ago
      I said it was a total shit show unless you have very basic needs and that's what you seem to have outlined. You even said you couldn't get through more than 2 months using it so I guess that is correct isn't it? You also mentioned that you got one extension that you needed, uBlock. Great. How about these: Quick JavaScript Switcher, Don't Track Me Google, Stop Tracking me on Reddit and Google Search Filter. That is just a sampling of the non-developer extensions that I use. Also, if I go to one page that doesn't work in Edge that's the end of my time with Edge. Since that happened almost as soon as I tried it out, I stopped trying. Despite that, I do open it from time to time to see if it got less crappy and many times I get a bunch of popups from Microsoft begging me to do more with their stuff. No thanks!
dbbk 9y ago
Edge's renderer seems fine? And being improved at a regular pace.

cm2187 9y ago

I don’t think Google is thrilled by the iOS approach either but iOS is a too big market share to ignore. Windows 10 S isn’t.