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MS Edge, Arc, and Sidekick have features Chrome doesn't such as split screen, side panels, and vertical tabs. Likewise for Firefox forks such as Zen.

aydyn 2y ago
None of those things are anything close to killer features much less reasons to switch. Verticle tabs, seriously?
- ysabri 2y ago
  It is all a gimmick but as long as people are switching to a chromium based browser and not Firefox I'm happy. With that said, I don't know how anyone would trust a small team to build them a secure and safe browser. Chrome is so battle tested at this point and Google puts a lot of resources in maintaining it, they stand to lose a lot more given their scale.
  - nehal3m 2y ago
    And so you throw in your lot with the strongest warlord on the block, and then they turn your shelter into a prison.
    - aydyn 2y ago
      sir, its a browser
- jocoda 2y ago
  Split screen done well would be a killer feature for me. Last time I looked Edge support was ok, but not great. But what kills Edge for me as a daily driver is the basic usability in managing bookmarks and tabs. It's stop and go for every basic operation like dragging objects while Firefox is simply a continuous flow. Firefox is invisible, Edge just gets in the way all the time. Otherwise Edge is not bad at all. Chrome without MV2 is dead to me.
- dikei 2y ago
  > Verticle tabs, seriously Yes, I use Edge due to its vertical tabs
  - GreenWatermelon 2y ago
    Same. And I only finally switched away when Zen had Vertical tabs. So I'm now on Zen because it jas vertical tabs. Zen doesn't have tab groups yet, but vertical tabs are a far more important feature for me.
  - aydyn 2y ago
    cool I also like to send msft extra telemetry /s
- KetoManx64 2y ago
  Sorry that your personal use case doesn't match my use case and workflow. You keep using your tools and I'll keep using the ones I like.
  - aydyn 2y ago
    Sorry, but I mean objectively it is not. Its a gimmick, not a UI defining feature. You are using the exact same tools I am: chromium. Chromium but with more invasion of privacy.
    - KetoManx64 2y ago
      What makes you an expert on what makes a feature a gimmick? You have no idea of how other people use and optimize their productivity workflows around the use of this "gimmick". Your opinion is far from "objective" .
      - aydyn 2y ago
        neither is yours but okay
- skotobaza 2y ago
  People spend a lot of time in the web browser. So yes, they want to have a comfortable experience with it. And those features are deal breakers for a lot of people. So stating that they are not killing features is just unreasonable at best and ignorant at worst.
  - aydyn 2y ago
    Okay but counterpoint: it doesnt actually make any difference whatsoever. The fact that you dont make an actual argument proves it.
    - skotobaza 2y ago
      It does makes the difference to people who use browsers for something more than reading HN or Reddit. That's the point. What arguments do you expect? Specific use cases for every feature each browser has? That's a different discussion completely.

aydyn 2y ago

None of those things are anything close to killer features much less reasons to switch. Verticle tabs, seriously?

ysabri 2y ago
It is all a gimmick but as long as people are switching to a chromium based browser and not Firefox I'm happy. With that said, I don't know how anyone would trust a small team to build them a secure and safe browser. Chrome is so battle tested at this point and Google puts a lot of resources in maintaining it, they stand to lose a lot more given their scale.
- nehal3m 2y ago
  And so you throw in your lot with the strongest warlord on the block, and then they turn your shelter into a prison.
  - aydyn 2y ago
    sir, its a browser
jocoda 2y ago
Split screen done well would be a killer feature for me. Last time I looked Edge support was ok, but not great. But what kills Edge for me as a daily driver is the basic usability in managing bookmarks and tabs. It's stop and go for every basic operation like dragging objects while Firefox is simply a continuous flow. Firefox is invisible, Edge just gets in the way all the time. Otherwise Edge is not bad at all. Chrome without MV2 is dead to me.
dikei 2y ago
> Verticle tabs, seriously Yes, I use Edge due to its vertical tabs
- GreenWatermelon 2y ago
  Same. And I only finally switched away when Zen had Vertical tabs. So I'm now on Zen because it jas vertical tabs. Zen doesn't have tab groups yet, but vertical tabs are a far more important feature for me.
- aydyn 2y ago
  cool I also like to send msft extra telemetry /s
KetoManx64 2y ago
Sorry that your personal use case doesn't match my use case and workflow. You keep using your tools and I'll keep using the ones I like.
- aydyn 2y ago
  Sorry, but I mean objectively it is not. Its a gimmick, not a UI defining feature. You are using the exact same tools I am: chromium. Chromium but with more invasion of privacy.
  - KetoManx64 2y ago
    What makes you an expert on what makes a feature a gimmick? You have no idea of how other people use and optimize their productivity workflows around the use of this "gimmick". Your opinion is far from "objective" .
    - aydyn 2y ago
      neither is yours but okay
skotobaza 2y ago
People spend a lot of time in the web browser. So yes, they want to have a comfortable experience with it. And those features are deal breakers for a lot of people. So stating that they are not killing features is just unreasonable at best and ignorant at worst.
- aydyn 2y ago
  Okay but counterpoint: it doesnt actually make any difference whatsoever. The fact that you dont make an actual argument proves it.
  - skotobaza 2y ago
    It does makes the difference to people who use browsers for something more than reading HN or Reddit. That's the point. What arguments do you expect? Specific use cases for every feature each browser has? That's a different discussion completely.