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Why Firefox? Chrome has a bigger market share to take. Edge is built on Chromium now so it should be a more familiar environment for Chrome users. Microsoft
by CivBase 7y ago
Why Firefox? Chrome has a bigger market share to take. Edge is built on Chromium now so it should be a more familiar environment for Chrome users. Microsoft is in a position to compete with many of the integration features that make Chrome appealing to many users. Surely it makes more sense to target Chrome than Firefox.
- pawelk 7y agoMicrosoft made me install Chrome just the other day. A company I work with decided to try MS Teams for communication and when I went there using Firefox, it simply refused to let me in and told me to get Chrome. They couldn't suggest Edge because I'm on Linux, so at least they did not require me to switch my OS. edit: after accepting the invite and setting up an account I can use the product just fine in Firefox.
- Arnavion 7y agoYeah, for some inane reason direct links to Teams channels, chats, etc block you if you don't have a Chrome UA. In reality the only thing that actually needs Chrome is calls (which don't work on FF even with a Chrome UA).
- CivBase 7y agoI just kind of assumed the new Edge would work on Linux because it's built on Chromium. Now I have even more questions.
- soraminazuki 7y agoMaybe because driving Firefox out of relevance would result in one less browser vendor working on the privacy front.