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Not really. People rarely if ever choose a browser because of their rendering engine these days. All current browsers seem to be limited by actual network speed

by yoz-y 6y ago

Not really. People rarely if ever choose a browser because of their rendering engine these days. All current browsers seem to be limited by actual network speed than anything else. E.g.: Apple and Google always tout how safari and chrome are fast, and maybe they are, but the truth is that the upstream from most websites is really slow, so the actual rendering speed does not matter.

berkes 6y ago
Rendering speed matters on weak CPUs powered by batteries. I.e. every (previous generation) smartphone.
GekkePrutser 6y ago
Yeah about this, I never 'got' why Microsoft expected people to jump on Edge all of a sudden when they rebased it on Chromium. Basically they admitted they can't make a decent browser that people want, then they re-skin someone else's work and suddenly expect us to want it more than the one they copied? How does that even make sense. Who would pick a mod kit over a real Ferrari. Apart from people not caring about the engine, Microsoft has a very bad history in the browsing arena which is why I (and many others) don't trust them anymore. I don't want them to become big again in the browser market. We already know what happens then: years of stagnation, platform lock-in, no interest in security. And no, they haven't changed their tune, the same is still happening with MS Office where they still own a de facto monopoly. Of course what plays into this for me as well is that I don't like Chrome either so I stay with Firefox anyway. But the pressure Microsoft are exerting at work to move everything to Edge is annoying.
- wmf 6y ago
  Most people don't know or care what engine is in Edge, so the message of "now more compatible" (which is probably true) sounds good.
  - GekkePrutser 6y ago
    True but compatibility was never really an issue AFAIK. I didn't use the old edge much but I knew some staunch supporters and they never complained about it :) I always use Firefox and even though it's not perfect I've never seen it break a site unless it's done on purpose by the site itself (like Apple's business portal that refuses to support Firefox).

by yoz-y 6y ago

berkes 6y ago

Rendering speed matters on weak CPUs powered by batteries. I.e. every (previous generation) smartphone.

GekkePrutser 6y ago

Yeah about this, I never 'got' why Microsoft expected people to jump on Edge all of a sudden when they rebased it on Chromium. Basically they admitted they can't make a decent browser that people want, then they re-skin someone else's work and suddenly expect us to want it more than the one they copied? How does that even make sense. Who would pick a mod kit over a real Ferrari. Apart from people not caring about the engine, Microsoft has a very bad history in the browsing arena which is why I (and many others) don't trust them anymore. I don't want them to become big again in the browser market. We already know what happens then: years of stagnation, platform lock-in, no interest in security. And no, they haven't changed their tune, the same is still happening with MS Office where they still own a de facto monopoly. Of course what plays into this for me as well is that I don't like Chrome either so I stay with Firefox anyway. But the pressure Microsoft are exerting at work to move everything to Edge is annoying.

wmf 6y ago
Most people don't know or care what engine is in Edge, so the message of "now more compatible" (which is probably true) sounds good.
- GekkePrutser 6y ago
  True but compatibility was never really an issue AFAIK. I didn't use the old edge much but I knew some staunch supporters and they never complained about it :) I always use Firefox and even though it's not perfect I've never seen it break a site unless it's done on purpose by the site itself (like Apple's business portal that refuses to support Firefox).