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FWIW, Microsoft did add tracking prevention tools much like Firefox and Safari have. So they did add the common browser feature Google refuses to integrate. Pri

FWIW, Microsoft did add tracking prevention tools much like Firefox and Safari have. So they did add the common browser feature Google refuses to integrate. Privacy-minded people who insist on using Chrome should switch to Edge over Chrome. But I refuse to contribute to the Chromium monoculture.

swebs 7y ago
No they shouldn't. They should switch to Firefox or Safari. Or at the very least Chromium (from a Linux package manager).
- kbenson 7y ago
  >> who insist on using Chrome > They should switch to Firefox or Safari. There seems to be a disconnect here. You can tell people they should do something all you want, but if they've already shown themselves unable or unwilling to do so, you're better off putting that effort into something that might actually achieve something.
  - my_username_is_ 7y ago
    It seems like Brave should get some attention in this conversation. Chromium-based for when that's important, but with privacy designed into the browser rather than it being an afterthought. I've been using it (non-exclusively) for a few months and have been quite happy with it so far.
- notriddle 7y ago
  Your advice makes no sense. Are you assuming that the user is on Windows? In that case, Safari is not an option (Apple stopped working on Safari for Windows ages ago), nor is the Linux package manager an option (the closest option is Chocolatey, but most people don't use that). Since we're discussing Edge, it's probably safe to assume that they're running Windows. Or are you assuming that they're running a Mac? In that case, the Linux package manager still isn't an option, and we're kind of off-topic because the original post was about Windows and its default web browser. Or are you assuming that they're running Linux? In that case, you can't get Safari, nor can you get Edge, and you're probably running Firefox or Ungoogled Chromium already by default. So what's the problem?
  - ginko 7y ago
    There's Firefox for Windows you know..
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  - lucasmullens 7y ago
    I think the parent comment was referring to "Privacy-minded people who insist on using Chrome" and not "Privacy-minded people who insist on using Chrome who use Edge", even though that's a reasonable interpretation.
- dlsso 7y ago
  Or Brave. Basically Chrome without the spyware.
wackget 7y ago
They should switch to Firefox or, if they are pig-headed, Un-Googled Chromium.
kyriakos 7y ago
I'm probably getting downvoted for this but I switched from Google's Chrome to Microsoft's and i've seen a significant increase in performance especially with a lot of open tabs. Microsoft definitely removed something or optimized. And indeed they have anti-tracking features which google doesn't and ublock origin works unhindered.
- smileybarry 7y ago
  I agree, I switched to "Edgium" at work months ago, then more recently at home, and I noticed a clear improvement in performance compared to Chrome. It even stayed past the "fresh profile" grace period, so it's not just a matter of no cache/info/etc. This is with the same few extensions, same use cases, etc.
floatingatoll 7y ago
Did they port over WebKit’s ITP or Firefox’s or write their own?

swebs 7y ago

No they shouldn't. They should switch to Firefox or Safari. Or at the very least Chromium (from a Linux package manager).

kbenson 7y ago
>> who insist on using Chrome > They should switch to Firefox or Safari. There seems to be a disconnect here. You can tell people they should do something all you want, but if they've already shown themselves unable or unwilling to do so, you're better off putting that effort into something that might actually achieve something.
- my_username_is_ 7y ago
  It seems like Brave should get some attention in this conversation. Chromium-based for when that's important, but with privacy designed into the browser rather than it being an afterthought. I've been using it (non-exclusively) for a few months and have been quite happy with it so far.
notriddle 7y ago
Your advice makes no sense. Are you assuming that the user is on Windows? In that case, Safari is not an option (Apple stopped working on Safari for Windows ages ago), nor is the Linux package manager an option (the closest option is Chocolatey, but most people don't use that). Since we're discussing Edge, it's probably safe to assume that they're running Windows. Or are you assuming that they're running a Mac? In that case, the Linux package manager still isn't an option, and we're kind of off-topic because the original post was about Windows and its default web browser. Or are you assuming that they're running Linux? In that case, you can't get Safari, nor can you get Edge, and you're probably running Firefox or Ungoogled Chromium already by default. So what's the problem?
- ginko 7y ago
  There's Firefox for Windows you know..
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- lucasmullens 7y ago
  I think the parent comment was referring to "Privacy-minded people who insist on using Chrome" and not "Privacy-minded people who insist on using Chrome who use Edge", even though that's a reasonable interpretation.
dlsso 7y ago
Or Brave. Basically Chrome without the spyware.

wackget 7y ago

They should switch to Firefox or, if they are pig-headed, Un-Googled Chromium.

kyriakos 7y ago

I'm probably getting downvoted for this but I switched from Google's Chrome to Microsoft's and i've seen a significant increase in performance especially with a lot of open tabs. Microsoft definitely removed something or optimized. And indeed they have anti-tracking features which google doesn't and ublock origin works unhindered.

smileybarry 7y ago
I agree, I switched to "Edgium" at work months ago, then more recently at home, and I noticed a clear improvement in performance compared to Chrome. It even stayed past the "fresh profile" grace period, so it's not just a matter of no cache/info/etc. This is with the same few extensions, same use cases, etc.

floatingatoll 7y ago

Did they port over WebKit’s ITP or Firefox’s or write their own?