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I wonder how many people are actually running Microsoft Edge by choice rather that as a result if Microsoft’s aggressive attempts to force it on them.
by cebert 3y ago
I wonder how many people are actually running Microsoft Edge by choice rather that as a result if Microsoft’s aggressive attempts to force it on them.
- glimshe 3y agoI am across all my devices. It's basically Chrome with some nice additional configuration options (such as vertical tabs). I do it because between Google spyware and Microsoft spyware, I'll take the latter - Microsoft doesn't have such vast ads network and I hate Google's aggressive contextual ads. Firefox is nice, but not as performant.
- FactolSarin 3y agoOn my corporate laptop, I only have Edge and Chrome installed, and I run Edge by choice. I like the horizontal (I meant vertical!) tabs. At home it's Firefox. I guess I mostly just don't want to use Chrome :D
- jmprspret 3y agoSame situation here. I do enjoy vertical tabs. I think edge has the best implementation of them.
- jnrk 3y agoArc has the best Chrome-based implementation IMO. The best implementation all-round is tree style tabs in Firefox.
- jmprspret 3y agoTree style tabs are good. Great, even. But their UX implementation as a sidebar add-on isn't ideal IMO. Where edge gets it right is the side-tab bar can be automatically collapsed and extended on hover. I don't recall if you can do this with TST - its been a while since I've used it. But the fact that edge's implementation is native and not an add-on, makes it feel far more integrated and less clunky.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoDo you mean vertical tabs?
- FactolSarin 3y agoI do, whoops :D
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoMy work PC runs Firefox and Edge. Firefox is my main browser locked down with privacy protections. Edge is left as the default so that corporate stuff doesn't break when I don't need protection from the outside world.
- sccxy 3y agoI prefer Edge over Chrome. Reason is syncing with MS account on all platforms.
- frde 3y agoI run it, I like some of the integrations. I don't really see a reason to use chrome (or firefox, which I stopped using this year due to stability)
- countviolencia 3y agoI'm on linux and I chose Edge after years of using Firefox. I love the fact that I can preview office docs in the browser.
- clircle 3y agoI love the teams and share point integration in edge.
- reisse 3y agoI run Firefox and resort to Edge for a single corporate web app that has issues with anything not Chromium-based. Spares me from installing Chrome on my machine, which is handy. Find it somewhat ironic that Chrome is the new Internet Explorer, both as a single development target for the web, and as a default Windows browser (Edge).
- jmrm 3y agoI do as a substitute for Chrome. When I have to access websites that use some kind of Chrome feature not implemented in Firefox, I use Edge instead of installing Chrome. I also recommend Edge for people that like Chrome as it uses a lot less of resources than Chrome while being about as fast, specially in old or not-pretty-powerful computers
- Krssst 3y agoI sometime use Edge in an attempt to get HD on DRM-heavy streaming platforms that are not satisfied with what Firefox provides. I can live without 4K but 480p at a low bitrate is a no for me when watching a show I care about.
- jrnichols 3y agoI am, because I like some Chrome plugins but I choose to avoid actual Google products whenever I can. I'm also on a Mac, and Microsoft (from what I've seen) hasn't been overly pushy with it.
- AzzyHN 3y agoEdge has internet explorer compatibility mode, which unfortunately is needed with certain business applications
- codemiscreant 3y agoI run Edge across macOS, iOS and Windows. Edge has some great native UI affordances (vertical tabs, collections, etc) and is a bit removed from Google.
- deafpolygon 3y agoI run it by choice. Would rather not run Chrome, and Firefox has issues. Edge has been good and stable for me.
- stubish 3y agoAs a browser, it seems pretty good. I mostly use it as a backup browser, for when Firefox has issues. Most likely due to ad blocking and noscript extensions, but even disabling that stuff in the tab I've had issues with some sites that worked with Edge. I don't have Chrome installed. I've seriously considered switching to Edge entirely. I find myself sometimes opening it just to use the ChatGPT feature, which is really useful for searching. But I'm vaguely uneasy about being more integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem, even if it would make my life easier in various ways. And I think the Firefox web browser is worth supporting. I suspect that 'Microsoft's aggressive attempts' to get people to use it has created more use than it has lost. If they keep it up, we might see Chrome share shrink as more people realize they are installing Chrome from habit rather than because they prefer it. But Google control Android, and some integrations with phones are going to be hard to beat.
- smileybarry 3y agoI do. At least on my devices it appears to run better than Chrome, the Hyper-V-protected tabs are neat, and I generally like Edge more than Chrome in usability. I even install it in my Linux VMs too (I know — blasphemy!). I use Google Search though, since Bing still gives me worse results.