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On one hand, Microsoft has been ridiculously scummy lately in regards to Windows and Edge (e.g., dark patterns everywhere) and I downright abhor what Edge has b
by 16bitvoid 3y ago
On one hand, Microsoft has been ridiculously scummy lately in regards to Windows and Edge (e.g., dark patterns everywhere) and I downright abhor what Edge has become. On the other hand, programs probably shouldn't be able to silently change a user's default programs. But back to the first hand, it seems like this was targeting Chrome specifically rather than actually improving the API, so more scummy nonsense from Microsoft.
While Chrome included a button to ask users beforehand, they could've just as easily changed the default browser without asking. I'm not saying Google would do that, but maybe they shouldn't have the ability to do so regardless of intention.
- linster 3y agoI wonder if the workaround you mentioned in your second paragraph is bait Microsoft left for Google PMs?
- Pxtl 3y agoThat sounds like it should be up to the OS to prompt with a confirmation when the software tries to change a global setting. That's what mobile devices do.
- tracker1 3y agoI'm not sure what to switch to at this point... disabling the shopping suggestions, fine.. but this bing sidebar and the giant button, even if you disable the ever-present mode is annoying to say the least. I really liked edge, but that didn't last long... I'm trying to minimize the Google in my life as well, beyond search which is less and less useful itself. Not sure what to use. Keep seeing Vivaldi mentioned, and I do use Brave on my phone. And no, I don't find Firefox "good" ... I do like having bookmarks and plugins sync'd though. Anyone have an extension that syncs bookmarks... I keep my passphrases in Bitwarden, not the browser as it is.
- eep_social 3y agoI found the same recommendation. While I haven’t gotten to daily-driving yet, I am pleased and impressed with the settings Vivaldi exposes and the reasonable defaults included out of the box.
- jacooper 3y agoTry Brave!
- int_19h 3y agoVivaldi is really good feature-wise if you don't mind closed source, but I find that it crashes the most of all the Blink browsers I've tried. It really is a spiritual successor to Opera, even in this. ~
- UberFly 3y agoI use most of the major browsers quite a bit (including Vivaldi) and don't really ever experience crashes. I can't remember the last time I did honestly. They've all gotten really stable from my experience.
- int_19h 3y agoI suspect it might have something to do with routinely having 100+ tabs open. But that is also one of the things that Vivaldi actively promotes as a feature.