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> because that meant that I didn’t need the disk space for an additional browser Is that even a consideration nowadays? That's wild!
by stronglikedan 2y ago
> because that meant that I didn’t need the disk space for an additional browser
Is that even a consideration nowadays? That's wild!
- gradientsrneat 2y agoThis is because Microsoft Edge is embedded deeply into the Windows operating system, with no way to remove it. On Linux, you typically can install whatever browser and uninstall the default one that came with the OS if you want.
- account42 2y agoBut storage has gotten so cheap that even with the install sizes that browsers have grown to you can have multiple alternatives installed without breaking a sweat.
- KronisLV 2y agoJust a bit, given that my boot SSD isn’t very big and the OS tends to substantially grow in size. As the sibling comment also pointed out, you can’t exactly swap Edge for Firefox either, only install it in addition to it. Not going to be a big deal once I install the new 1 TB SSD, though I’ll probably also need to move to Windows 11 in the process, because of the EOL (will still dual boot with Linux).