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Edge is the most resource efficient and respects modern Windows conventions, therefore it has the best, pen, touchscreen, tablet (including share button and stu

Edge is the most resource efficient and respects modern Windows conventions, therefore it has the best, pen, touchscreen, tablet (including share button and stuff) and precision trackpad support. And since it's WinRT/UWP, it can suspends its tab processes, and also itself when minimized or automatically during tablet mode in the background, and during fullscreen it also automatically unhides the taskbar when you hover over it, for better multi-tasking. It also has nice features such as the set tabs aside session manager that even retains history and session cookies, and it a nice PDF and ePub reader with support for notes and highlighting with the pen, and Cortana integration. Before Edge, I primarily used Firefox and dabbled with Chrome and Vivaldi. Edge is on both iOS and Android, and no I don't work for MS, I just value proper modern OS integration and battery efficiency, so that I can use my device as intended.

MaxBarraclough 8y ago
> Edge is on both iOS Well, not really. It exists on iOS the same way Chrome and Firefox exist on iOS: as frontends for iOS's WebKit engine.
- NiveaGeForce 8y ago
  And?
  - laumars 8y ago
    ...and that's like slapping a custom badge on a Ford Fiesta and calling it a Ferrari. You're other points are much more interesting though. One of my biggest gripes with the other leading browsers is they often feel "foreign" on your host OS (which isn't Windows in my case, but that is just personal preference).
    - piva00 8y ago
      No, it's like slapping a custom badge over a Ford Fiesta platform's B3, re-do completely the interior, add some smart features around it. Hell, even do some kind of smart auto-assist while you are on it. You keep the engine and the architecture around it but add your own luxuries and niceties.
    - NiveaGeForce 8y ago
      The only thing that matters is that it integrates well and is efficient on the host OS, and that it can sync settings, bookmarks, reading list and stuff between your devices. Edge on iOS and Android will have a built-in adblocker soon.
      - laumars 8y ago
        > The only thing that matters is that it integrates well and is efficient on the host OS, and that it can sync settings, bookmarks, reading list and stuff between your devices. In fairness, bar the "integrates well" point, any modern browser will do what you've described (where "efficient" can be used to described a number of different performance related matrix).
      - andybak 8y ago
        > The only thing that matters Well - for some of us it matters that the rendering engine behaviour and performance characteristics are the same.
        NiveaGeForce 8y ago
        Which are the same as the defaults of the host OS. So there is nothing to make a fuss about.
        jug 8y ago
        That's true, and for others it matters that regardless web browser used on iOS, all you need to care for as a developer is that the user is on iOS.
      - bitmapbrother 8y ago
        >Edge on iOS and Android will have a built-in adblocker soon. You mean the same AdBlock Plus that allows selected ads to bypass it so long as you paid them?
  - MaxBarraclough 8y ago
    And that changes the game a great deal. The innards of the browser matter. For instance, on Windows, I usually use Firefox, but I use Edge to view Netflix, as (for whatever reason) Netflix supports Edge's EME pipeline better than the other Windows browsers. That's specific to the browser's innards, not to its skin. Incidentally, the DefectiveByDesign guys aren't happy about the situation - https://www.defectivebydesign.org/edge-netflix-eme https://www.defectivebydesign.org/edge-netflix-eme
beagle3 8y ago
> Edge is on both iOS and Android, Something called Edge from Microsoft is available for iOS (where it is a rebranded WebKit) and on Android (where it is a rebranded Blink, IIRC). If you primarily work with Windows 10, Edge makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. On iPhone, by Apple decree, ALL web browsers (including Firefox and Chrome) are rebranded WebKit; However, on Android, Chrome is (mostly) the real chrome and Firefox is (mostly) the real firefox. > I just value proper modern OS integration and battery efficiency, so that I can use my device as intended. The only downside to it I see is that you are using Windows 10... I value privacy and control of my devices a little more than 10% of battery efficiency.
- NiveaGeForce 8y ago
  > Something called Edge from Microsoft is available for iOS (where it is a rebranded WebKit) and on Android (where it is a rebranded Blink, IIRC). Why is it a problem that it uses webkit on iOS and Android? Why reinvent the wheel, when those rendering engines are already optimized for those platforms? The thing I care about is that it supports syncing of settings. > If you primarily work with Windows 10, Edge makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. If you primarily work with Mac OS, Safari makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. Why do I never hear that complaint? Also, Edge on iOS and Android will soon have a built-in adblocker. > The only downside to it I see is that you are using Windows 10... I value privacy and control of my devices a little more than 10% of battery efficiency. Have you ever looked at the privacy controls of Windows? Also the battery efficiency is significantly more than 10%, and try find me an as versatile and user friendly alternative OS for pen capable 2-in-1s, that has better privacy controls.
  - TheCapeGreek 8y ago
    >If you primarily work with Mac OS, Safari makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. Why do I never hear that complaint? Edge being multiplatform was part of that post, so what the commenter said makes sense. There are better options on Android and iOS. >Have you ever looked at the privacy controls of Windows? Privacy and control over the device. Both of which are limited in Windows by comparison.
kaoD 8y ago
> Edge is the most resource efficient As a gamer with a potato computer I usually close my main browser (>100 tabs) when I game, but I need a browser for statistics. I've tried using Edge with a couple tabs open but it lowers my FPS, while having a secondary profile of Firefox or Chrome with tens of tabs is still fine. YMMV
- NiveaGeForce 8y ago
  I also have a slow 8 year old laptop, and Edge is also the most resource efficient there. That said, Firefox still has the best performance with hundreds of tabs open.
ksec 8y ago
I agree Edge is the most resource efficient Browser on Windows. ( Single or Few tabs only though.. It isn't tuned for Multiple Tabs ) But its Interface.... I have yet seen a person that actually likes it.
- NiveaGeForce 8y ago
  I regularly have 30+ tabs open without issues.
bitmapbrother 8y ago
>Edge is the most resource efficient No it isn't. According to this independent test not only did Edge lose to Chrome, but it was also wildly inconsistent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0112lYQBPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0112lYQBPE

MaxBarraclough 8y ago

> Edge is on both iOS Well, not really. It exists on iOS the same way Chrome and Firefox exist on iOS: as frontends for iOS's WebKit engine.

NiveaGeForce 8y ago
And?
- laumars 8y ago
  ...and that's like slapping a custom badge on a Ford Fiesta and calling it a Ferrari. You're other points are much more interesting though. One of my biggest gripes with the other leading browsers is they often feel "foreign" on your host OS (which isn't Windows in my case, but that is just personal preference).
  - piva00 8y ago
    No, it's like slapping a custom badge over a Ford Fiesta platform's B3, re-do completely the interior, add some smart features around it. Hell, even do some kind of smart auto-assist while you are on it. You keep the engine and the architecture around it but add your own luxuries and niceties.
  - NiveaGeForce 8y ago
    The only thing that matters is that it integrates well and is efficient on the host OS, and that it can sync settings, bookmarks, reading list and stuff between your devices. Edge on iOS and Android will have a built-in adblocker soon.
    - laumars 8y ago
      > The only thing that matters is that it integrates well and is efficient on the host OS, and that it can sync settings, bookmarks, reading list and stuff between your devices. In fairness, bar the "integrates well" point, any modern browser will do what you've described (where "efficient" can be used to described a number of different performance related matrix).
    - andybak 8y ago
      > The only thing that matters Well - for some of us it matters that the rendering engine behaviour and performance characteristics are the same.
      - NiveaGeForce 8y ago
        Which are the same as the defaults of the host OS. So there is nothing to make a fuss about.
      - jug 8y ago
        That's true, and for others it matters that regardless web browser used on iOS, all you need to care for as a developer is that the user is on iOS.
    - bitmapbrother 8y ago
      >Edge on iOS and Android will have a built-in adblocker soon. You mean the same AdBlock Plus that allows selected ads to bypass it so long as you paid them?
- MaxBarraclough 8y ago
  And that changes the game a great deal. The innards of the browser matter. For instance, on Windows, I usually use Firefox, but I use Edge to view Netflix, as (for whatever reason) Netflix supports Edge's EME pipeline better than the other Windows browsers. That's specific to the browser's innards, not to its skin. Incidentally, the DefectiveByDesign guys aren't happy about the situation - https://www.defectivebydesign.org/edge-netflix-eme https://www.defectivebydesign.org/edge-netflix-eme

beagle3 8y ago

> Edge is on both iOS and Android, Something called Edge from Microsoft is available for iOS (where it is a rebranded WebKit) and on Android (where it is a rebranded Blink, IIRC). If you primarily work with Windows 10, Edge makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. On iPhone, by Apple decree, ALL web browsers (including Firefox and Chrome) are rebranded WebKit; However, on Android, Chrome is (mostly) the real chrome and Firefox is (mostly) the real firefox. > I just value proper modern OS integration and battery efficiency, so that I can use my device as intended. The only downside to it I see is that you are using Windows 10... I value privacy and control of my devices a little more than 10% of battery efficiency.

NiveaGeForce 8y ago
> Something called Edge from Microsoft is available for iOS (where it is a rebranded WebKit) and on Android (where it is a rebranded Blink, IIRC). Why is it a problem that it uses webkit on iOS and Android? Why reinvent the wheel, when those rendering engines are already optimized for those platforms? The thing I care about is that it supports syncing of settings. > If you primarily work with Windows 10, Edge makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. If you primarily work with Mac OS, Safari makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. Why do I never hear that complaint? Also, Edge on iOS and Android will soon have a built-in adblocker. > The only downside to it I see is that you are using Windows 10... I value privacy and control of my devices a little more than 10% of battery efficiency. Have you ever looked at the privacy controls of Windows? Also the battery efficiency is significantly more than 10%, and try find me an as versatile and user friendly alternative OS for pen capable 2-in-1s, that has better privacy controls.
- TheCapeGreek 8y ago
  >If you primarily work with Mac OS, Safari makes some sense, otherwise it makes no sense. Why do I never hear that complaint? Edge being multiplatform was part of that post, so what the commenter said makes sense. There are better options on Android and iOS. >Have you ever looked at the privacy controls of Windows? Privacy and control over the device. Both of which are limited in Windows by comparison.

kaoD 8y ago

> Edge is the most resource efficient As a gamer with a potato computer I usually close my main browser (>100 tabs) when I game, but I need a browser for statistics. I've tried using Edge with a couple tabs open but it lowers my FPS, while having a secondary profile of Firefox or Chrome with tens of tabs is still fine. YMMV

NiveaGeForce 8y ago
I also have a slow 8 year old laptop, and Edge is also the most resource efficient there. That said, Firefox still has the best performance with hundreds of tabs open.

ksec 8y ago

I agree Edge is the most resource efficient Browser on Windows. ( Single or Few tabs only though.. It isn't tuned for Multiple Tabs ) But its Interface.... I have yet seen a person that actually likes it.

NiveaGeForce 8y ago
I regularly have 30+ tabs open without issues.

bitmapbrother 8y ago

>Edge is the most resource efficient No it isn't. According to this independent test not only did Edge lose to Chrome, but it was also wildly inconsistent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0112lYQBPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0112lYQBPE