I'm ok with being broke but still using Opera.
Yes I know it's Chinese compromised. Yes I know all tech company bent the knee to Trump. I just prefer Opera because edge is crap, Chrome is bloated, and I've never liked Firefox.
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Native persistent pop-up that doesn't go away and stays on multiple tabs is truly the best way to advertisme your browser /s
Awwww, silly little Microsoft is upset the browser monopoly isn't theirs
This disease is simply testing AI systems on your browsing data. It's trying to collect data from your services and analyze it with AI. That's all. If something is offering you big rewards, free services, or discounts, it's probably using you as material for its services.
Oh man, I needed that. A good belly shaking laugh.
Does Edge support Linux? Actually, never mind. I'm good.
I have edge installed on my steam deck, I used it to play bf6 on game pass before they jacked up the price last year.
Yes but they do zero tests on the build, if it compiles, it ships. For example it crashes if you try to open a file dialog and the copilot button is not working and can't be hidden
Should you ever feel the urge to do something wild and stupid: yes, actually Microsoft offers an official Linux version of Edge.
Currently, for some inexplicable reason, Teams calls are broken on my Debian Trixie in all browsers except edge. I suspect foul play.
Use Ferdium. Works flawlessly.
That's crazy. It must just be super easy considering it's chromium now.
Hey Microsoft, how about innovating instead? Edge is a Chrome engine browser like dozens of others out there. Why not write a new browser engine to give customers a choice? Or at worst, how about contract with Apple to license Webkit bringing a third solid choice for a browser engine to Windows. You're not going to out-Chrome Google Chrome browser, so stop trying.
Literally, one of the richest companies in the world and can't figure this out.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and play the devil's advocate. Edge actually makes a lot of optimisations and improvements that are merged into upstream chrome. While Microsoft is the shady corp that is forcing the ai garbage and data collection, the Devs are actually very competent.
Edge has one huge benefit which causes me to use it across Windows, Linux and even android and that is extension support on all even mobile. No other chrome based android browser has mobile extensions and a competent or seamless sync both figured out. I like being able to check something on my phone and seamlessly pick it up on any other device.
I like Vivaldi's workflow but they have yet to add mobile extensions.
You want another version of IE?
I'd need a reason to use Edge. If it used a different browser engine, that would be a compelling reason.
Did you use IE when it was still around? Edge is their “new” offering, because of how terrible their own engine was. Moving back to their own engine would be a step backwards.
Edge is a Chrome engine browser like dozens of others out there. Why not write a new browser engine to give customers a choice?
they tried that with Edge 1.0
Yeah and the only good thing about it back then was the PDF viewer tbh
Bro yapping about something he knows fuck all about. MS has contributed a ton to upstream Chromium, from page rendering improvements to improved efficiency for battery consumption.
Not about to listen to supposed expertise from a comment that begins with "Bro yapping", lmfaooo
No need to trust. They gave very concrete references that would be easy to check.
Ok boomer
They might with a built in ad blocker 🙃
Thats the description of both Vivaldi and Brave browsers, which also haven't out-Chromed Chrome. Both are Chrome engine with built in ad blockers.
Exactly, the average person using installing browser add-ons. They want a lightweight, simple browser from a familiar brand that just works. Adblocking alone isn't enough to convince Average Joe to switch, when they don't even know that adblockers exist.
They're just making themselves look trashy and desperate.
What might work is making their software better than everyone else's. But that requires effort and skill and managerial competence.
All of whom Microsoft doesnt posses.
I bet they still have some good devs who are continually thwarted by management.
Yeah the Power Toys devs seem solid
Ye, ofc. Just let the good devs cook!
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Eyo who's got a botnet? I have an idea
What’s the small print? Edge is already a requirement for me at work.
We started to use ad blockers in the early 2000s because no one could trust they were the 999,999 visitor to the website.
It sounded (and stills sounds) scammy.
It started with pop-up blockers.
Opera was the first major browser to incorporate tools to block pop-up ads; the Mozilla browser later improved on this by blocking only pop-ups generated as the page loads.[citation needed] In the early 2000s, all major web browsers except Internet Explorer let users block unwanted pop-ups almost completely. In 2004, Microsoft released Windows XP SP2, which added pop-up blocking to Internet Explorer. -Wikipedia
Microsoft is a very large lumbering giant that seems to lack a cohesive vision forward, especially on the consumer front. Every single piece of consumer facing software lacks a cohesive design language, and seems to be regressing in usability. No one is truly primed to replace them yet in either the corporate or consumer businesses however, something like the MacBook Neo can certainly take a few points of market share away from the standard consumer
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Let me guess... Existing users are excluded from participating? Cause I ain't got no pop up banner anywhere. Or is cause I'm European?
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Well, cars suck and 1million would be nice but still won’t but me a home where I live.
Not the Onion?
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