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> Edge (which is kind of a low feature Internet Explorer). I agree with your comment in general, but Edge really is significantly better than IE. It supports m

> Edge (which is kind of a low feature Internet Explorer). I agree with your comment in general, but Edge really is significantly better than IE. It supports most modern web stuff, it's much faster and the UI is pretty nice and clean. Sure, the latter is a matter of taste too but it really beats IE on all fronts. Opinions clearly vary on whether it can compete with the likes of Chrome and Firefox, but it's not a "low feature Internet Explorer". It's a decent piece of work.

majewsky 9y ago
IE probably wouldn't even exist anymore if it weren't for legacy intranet websites that require Java applets and run ActiveX plugins.
pjc50 9y ago
Edge has ugly font rendering (seems to be common to all Metro apps) and loses all your tabs when you quit (total dealbreaker for me).
- swiley 9y ago
  I really really wish Firefox would actually close the tabs when I quit.
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - onemore2 9y ago
    Preferences -> General Tab -> When Firefox Starts -> "Show Your Home Page" instead of "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
  - jibreel 9y ago
    Can't you uncheck "Show your windows and tabs from last time" from settings ?
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  Isn't that the default non-mobile behaviour of Chrome and Firefox too? Though I admit it seems weird for a browser that's apparently designed for mobile.
- calvano915 9y ago
  I don't lose tabs when I close Edge (it does warn that I am closing all tabs when I exit). They come back when I open Edge the next time. Definitely a setting that can be switched. The only suggestion for fonts is maybe using the ClearType font tuner tool in Control Panel. FWIW I prefer Chrome but dig what MS is doing with Edge.
frou_dh 9y ago
To me, it feels like they jumped from having a D-grade browser to a B-grade browser. Good work, but I'm still not going to use it, given I've already had A-grade browsers for many years.
piscisaureus 9y ago
IMO Edge is a fine browser - snappy, stable, up-to-date with web standards. My big beef with it is that it tries to force feed me Bing wherever it can (even after switching the default search engine). That's a big no-no.
- Const-me 9y ago
  I’m using Edge and haven’t noticed any Bing promotions. Using DDG for my default search engine. But I did notice google is trying to force feed me Chrome when I visit google’s web sites. I click “No I don’t want Chrome” in these popups, the popup disappears for a few days and then pops up again.

majewsky 9y ago

IE probably wouldn't even exist anymore if it weren't for legacy intranet websites that require Java applets and run ActiveX plugins.

pjc50 9y ago

Edge has ugly font rendering (seems to be common to all Metro apps) and loses all your tabs when you quit (total dealbreaker for me).

swiley 9y ago
I really really wish Firefox would actually close the tabs when I quit.
- deleted 9y ago
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- onemore2 9y ago
  Preferences -> General Tab -> When Firefox Starts -> "Show Your Home Page" instead of "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
- jibreel 9y ago
  Can't you uncheck "Show your windows and tabs from last time" from settings ?
TeMPOraL 9y ago
Isn't that the default non-mobile behaviour of Chrome and Firefox too? Though I admit it seems weird for a browser that's apparently designed for mobile.
calvano915 9y ago
I don't lose tabs when I close Edge (it does warn that I am closing all tabs when I exit). They come back when I open Edge the next time. Definitely a setting that can be switched. The only suggestion for fonts is maybe using the ClearType font tuner tool in Control Panel. FWIW I prefer Chrome but dig what MS is doing with Edge.

frou_dh 9y ago

To me, it feels like they jumped from having a D-grade browser to a B-grade browser. Good work, but I'm still not going to use it, given I've already had A-grade browsers for many years.

piscisaureus 9y ago

IMO Edge is a fine browser - snappy, stable, up-to-date with web standards. My big beef with it is that it tries to force feed me Bing wherever it can (even after switching the default search engine). That's a big no-no.

Const-me 9y ago
I’m using Edge and haven’t noticed any Bing promotions. Using DDG for my default search engine. But I did notice google is trying to force feed me Chrome when I visit google’s web sites. I click “No I don’t want Chrome” in these popups, the popup disappears for a few days and then pops up again.