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I guess I'm somewhat OK with protecting microsoft-edge:// links, maybe an argument for security could be made for application-specific protocols. But they absol

by stby 5y ago

I guess I'm somewhat OK with protecting microsoft-edge:// links, maybe an argument for security could be made for application-specific protocols. But they absolutely should not use https:// https:// for links that just open Bing and MSN. After all, those are just normal websites and work perfectly fine in Firefox, and of course in Chrome or Opera as well.

pseudalopex 5y ago
microsoft-edge links are just https links Microsoft wants to open in Edge.
- tester34 5y ago
  > microsoft-edge links are just https links Microsoft wants to open in Edge. or... user wants to open in Edge.
  - bagacrap 5y ago
    the user didn't write the link
    - judge2020 5y ago
      They could, though. win+r `microsoft-edge://` should open Edge.
      - pseudalopex 5y ago
        Any protocol should open the app the user chose. And msedge.exe works in your case.
        judge2020 5y ago
        My point is that applications themselves overriding URI protocols (that already have an app set) is an anti-pattern; in my opinion, MacOS' "Use Chrome/Keep Safari" prompt is the best way to handle this, as it allows the browser to prompt for change while ultimately letting the user choose. This would help in general, even for other protocols like https or mailto.
        pseudalopex 5y ago
        Microsoft overrode users' choices. Not anyone else. EdgeDeflector just changed microsoft-edge links to https links so they would open in the browser the user chose. Users had to choose to install it. Firefox and Brave just added microsoft-edge to the protocols they supported. Users had to choose to make 1 of them the default browser.
      - baud147258 5y ago
        it does work that way on Windows 10
Bud 5y ago
Why would you be ok with this? There is no conceivable reason for below-average web browsers to be propped up by polluting and bastardizing URLs like this. Imagine if Apple tried this. People would riot.
- stby 5y ago
  I mean, at least on iOS Apple did something way more drastic. Anyway, I feel like the bigger problem is that Microsoft does not use https to open some simple websites. And people, including me, are upset about it. If they just used https instead of microsoft-edge, we wouldn't have any of those problems and everybody would be happy (probably excluding a hand full of people at MS). They could still use their own protocol to open some Edge-specific setting page or whatever.

by stby 5y ago

pseudalopex 5y ago

microsoft-edge links are just https links Microsoft wants to open in Edge.

tester34 5y ago
> microsoft-edge links are just https links Microsoft wants to open in Edge. or... user wants to open in Edge.
- bagacrap 5y ago
  the user didn't write the link
  - judge2020 5y ago
    They could, though. win+r `microsoft-edge://` should open Edge.
    - pseudalopex 5y ago
      Any protocol should open the app the user chose. And msedge.exe works in your case.
      - judge2020 5y ago
        My point is that applications themselves overriding URI protocols (that already have an app set) is an anti-pattern; in my opinion, MacOS' "Use Chrome/Keep Safari" prompt is the best way to handle this, as it allows the browser to prompt for change while ultimately letting the user choose. This would help in general, even for other protocols like https or mailto.
        pseudalopex 5y ago
        Microsoft overrode users' choices. Not anyone else. EdgeDeflector just changed microsoft-edge links to https links so they would open in the browser the user chose. Users had to choose to install it. Firefox and Brave just added microsoft-edge to the protocols they supported. Users had to choose to make 1 of them the default browser.
    - baud147258 5y ago
      it does work that way on Windows 10

Bud 5y ago

Why would you be ok with this? There is no conceivable reason for below-average web browsers to be propped up by polluting and bastardizing URLs like this. Imagine if Apple tried this. People would riot.

stby 5y ago
I mean, at least on iOS Apple did something way more drastic. Anyway, I feel like the bigger problem is that Microsoft does not use https to open some simple websites. And people, including me, are upset about it. If they just used https instead of microsoft-edge, we wouldn't have any of those problems and everybody would be happy (probably excluding a hand full of people at MS). They could still use their own protocol to open some Edge-specific setting page or whatever.