No love for Edge?

[u/Jorji-the-Trainer]

[u/bagston]

Firefox + Ublock Origin is undefeated until the dawn of time.

[u/Bromm18 → u/bagston]

And you can use the extension in Firefox on mobile.

[u/manymoreways → u/Bromm18]

I just Firefox on my phone to watch YouTube. My wife calls me a psychopath for it.

It's the same but ad free!

[u/Ill-Law-7278 → u/manymoreways]

we have been paying for youtube premium to watch ad free for well over a year. can we watch ad free with the browser ?!

[u/sandh035 → u/Ill-Law-7278]

Yep.

Also YouTube vanced/revanced if you can get it working.

[u/Aivech → u/Bromm18]

Only on android

[u/Rayspekt → u/Aivech]

Who uses Windows Phone nowadays?

[u/Bandit_FTW → u/Rayspekt]

Not me! I’m on that landline telephone grind all the time

[u/xtilexx → u/Bandit_FTW]

The land-line at my work has android on it, never seen anything like it. I have OSRS installed on it lol

[u/zakabog → u/xtilexx]

A lot of the newer phones offer that, PBX vendors realized the easiest way to get apps and functionally onto a desk phone is to slap a tablet on it running android. The newer Avaya J series handsets are nothing more than a speaker and microphone connected to an Android device running a softphone app.

[u/Laktosefreier → u/Rayspekt]

Ubuntu touch?

[u/[deleted] → u/Laktosefreier]

Where did Ubuntu touch you?

[u/KnightofAshley → u/[deleted]]

I want a lawyer first

[u/lolcubaran20 → u/KnightofAshley]

better call Saul

[u/Aksulf_Skor → u/[deleted]]

sudo apt get fsck unzip mount

[u/LunaOSS → u/Laktosefreier]

ubtouch IIRC uses the desktop firefox

[u/SaltRocksicle → u/Rayspekt]

slowly raises hand

[u/Toqom → u/Rayspekt]

yes, the main alternative to android, windows...

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/Toqom]

Pretty sure it was a joke :/

[u/Rayspekt → u/NickelWorld123]

Shhh, don't let him know.

Seems like you need to jailbreak for humor lol

[u/Cenfou → u/Toqom]

It's PCmr here, not MACmr

[u/MrMgP → u/Toqom]

What do you mean are there other phones?

[u/ILoveCamelCase → u/Toqom]

/r/whoosh

[u/jdidihttjisoiheinr → u/Aivech]

This reason alone is enough to choose an Android mobile. For me at least.

I never see ads or cookie popups

[u/curiously_clueless → u/Bromm18]

This and tab sync between all your devices is super nice.

[u/[deleted] → u/bagston]

What makes it beyond chrome? At this point I’m a scared to ask but I a will. The second “a” was cause the first was a typo and made me sound Italian so I went with it

[u/Unt4medGumyBear → u/[deleted]]

firefox is the last major browser using a browser engine not based on chromium. i.e this prevents google holding a monopoly. additionally, because google is paid by ad incentives they have deprecated services that made ublock origin possible making adblockers as a whole less effective on chrome than on gecko based browser engines.

[u/ThaneVim → u/Unt4medGumyBear]

they have deprecated services

Currently delayed, but still an active concern. Just FYI: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/mv2-sunset/

Regardless, we should all just use the likes of Firefox to show that Manifest v3, as implemented by Google for Chrome, is bad.

More reading:

https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/tech-general/news/google-delays-manifest-v3-launch/amp/

[u/kittenzrulz123 → u/[deleted]]

Firefox is fundamentally different from Chrome. Firefox is owned by the non-profit Mozilla and their goal is to keep the internet free. Chrome is owned by Google and their goal is to make as much money as possible (and with no morals or ethics). This is shown in many cases, for example, Google is actively trying to shut down Ad-Blockers while Firefox supports them.

[u/crusader-with-a-gun → u/kittenzrulz123]

And this is why fire fox is the deity of browsers

[u/Select_Stick → u/kittenzrulz123]

A company which business is ads shutting down ad blockers, who would have thought

[u/an0therdude → u/Select_Stick]

and therein is the problem. They CAN'T EVER favor privacy and security. I'll give up some things in the freemium model but why would I choose to browse the Internet in it? So little is given in return. Any browser except Chrome.

[u/DarkWolf2017 → u/an0therdude]

Then there's other issues, like chromium being used in electron apps. This is a concern I tend to echo a lot in programming circles that I'm in. There needs to be a Firefox based alternative to electron.

[u/new_refugee123456789 → u/[deleted]]

1. These days all browsers except Firefox are based on Chromium. Using anything oh god anything but Chromium, having actual traffic that goes somewhere else, requires the internet at large to remain interoperable and open, it prevents FAANG from taking complete control over and closing the web.
2. Any control or influence that can be wrestled away from Microsoft will make the world a better place; everything they touch turns to shit.

[u/RealityGoneNuts2610k → u/new_refugee123456789]

is this a reason why linux operating system use firefox as default browser?

[u/I__be_Steve → u/RealityGoneNuts2610k]

It's mostly because FF is open-source, and while Chromimum is also open source, basically none of the Chromium-based browsers are, so FF is the browser of choice for most Linux distros primarily because of it's transparency

[u/tux16090 → u/RealityGoneNuts2610k]

Its probably more to do with licensing. Firefox is also open source, as is Linux, and I think a lot of the Linux users like open source software. Most Linux distros ship all, or mostly open source software probably because of both of the above reasons. I'm sure its also slightly to do with wanting to be anti-monopoly.

[u/new_refugee123456789 → u/RealityGoneNuts2610k]

I've seen distros that ship with Chromium by default, notably Raspberry Pi OS, but in general yes.

[u/DramaticProtogen → u/new_refugee123456789]

I dunno why chromium is in Raspbian. like, Firefox just runs better on lower spec hardware

[u/DiscreteConnected → u/new_refugee123456789]

Safari isn't built on Chromium either

[u/Inazumaa → u/new_refugee123456789]

Safari - the default browser on all Apple devices - uses its own engine, WebKit.

[u/DaviJohnsYT → u/[deleted]]

Idk why I laughed so much at you adding the extra a’s

I read that in a mario voice too, lmao

[u/jchoneandonly → u/[deleted]]

Far as I'm concerned there's a few user interface alterations I like personally but that I don't use because edge is my work browser for clients. Granted the same stuff is also on brave now for the most part and brave has ad and tracker blocking built in.

I have Firefox solely because I want to see browser system diversity but the Mozilla foundation has declared its in favor of censorship and I have problems with that. Granted there's also Firefox forks too I think

[u/DataMeister1 → u/bagston]

When is the dawn of time supposed to happen?

[u/OuterWildsVentures → u/bagston]

Brave does a good job too

[u/mobilemerc → u/bagston]

Or just set your private DNS to dns.adguard-dns.com and not have to worry about which browser you are using.

[u/Reset350]

I will die on the hill that is firefox

[u/Oman395 → u/Reset350]

Firefox is the last bastion we have against chromium

[u/z3r0w0rm → u/Oman395]

Chromiumunism*

[u/The_Smashor → u/z3r0w0rm]

You mean Chrometilism. Chrome's issue are all Capitalism-based.

[u/willthewill79 → u/The_Smashor]

Popcorn 🍿

[u/cow_mmmman → u/willthewill79]

I'll have some of that

[u/drfusterenstein → u/cow_mmmman]

our popcorn compiled from the kernel

[u/malzergski → u/drfusterenstein]

What version?

[u/drfusterenstein → u/malzergski]

Latest lts for stability

[u/KangarooKurt → u/drfusterenstein]

I'm in for compiling the beta git version for a bleeding edge experience

Also, some butterfs on top :)

[u/anotherwave1 → u/The_Smashor]

Yes Chromrade

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[u/pm0me0yiff → u/z3r0w0rm]

Ironically, Firefox is actually the more communist one. Open source software has a lot in common with anarcho-communism.

[u/superiority → u/pm0me0yiff]

Chromium (but not Chrome) is open source. That's why all these other browsers can use it as their base.

[u/pl9u6t → u/superiority]

doesn't it seem odd that these companies sank millions across decades into research and development only to throw it all away for a skin on top of an engine made by the worlds largest advertising firm?

[u/Cptpotatoface → u/pl9u6t]

Browser engines are expensive to make and time consuming so no wonder everyone just use a open source engine

[u/curious-canid → u/z3r0w0rm]

Firefox is communist, Chrome is capitalist.

[u/maffiossi → u/Oman395]

Still getting hard for NCSA Mosaic.

[u/firehawk400 → u/Reset350]

You will not die alone

[u/Spirit_of_Hogwash → u/firehawk400]

Firefox as browser, Edge as PDF reader (i.e. as alternative to adobe reader).

[u/SolarFlame5 → u/Spirit_of_Hogwash]

SumatraPDF is much nicer to use in my opinion.

[u/Darkblade360350 → u/SolarFlame5]

Sumatara and Okular are great

[u/Mata34dev → u/SolarFlame5]

Unpopular opinion: I used to love it because it opens instantly and uses almost non resources, but it does not support high refresh rate scrolling

[u/Swaggo420Ballz → u/Spirit_of_Hogwash]

Just also use Firefox as your PDF reader

[u/Spirit_of_Hogwash → u/Swaggo420Ballz]

I have too many open tabs for that.

That's why I use Edge for pdfs as alternative to adobe reader.

[u/red_bob → u/Spirit_of_Hogwash]

You can have multiple windows as well as tabs.

[u/YoRHa2B_ → u/Reset350]

I used to have Google Chrome as my main browser but I switched to Firefox several weeks ago and haven't gone back. Long live Firefox

[u/babygrenade → u/YoRHa2B_]

Switching to Firefox on my PC was good but switching on my phone was better.

[u/Mugundank → u/babygrenade]

Adblockers on mobile I'm in, I've been using firefox since the day i knew there are extension on Mobile.

[u/Im_ready_hbu → u/Mugundank]

Same here. Swapped my PC and phone over to Firefox about 3 months ago, and it's been great overall but the huge quality of life upgrade is being able to stream NBA/NFL games on mobile with AdBlock extensions for Firefox 👌

[u/TayAustin → u/Mugundank]

Kind of a shame they stopped letting you use any desktop extention on the mobile version but at the same time it was to improve stability.

[u/EndlessFluff → u/TayAustin]

This is why you use a fork. Iceraven or Fennec for example bring back add-ons and other features Mozilla removed from FF for Android.

[u/MasterRedFrost → u/YoRHa2B_]

Please spread the good word to all other chromers. And welcome to the fold!

[u/Neckbeard_Commander → u/Reset350]

I never stopped using Firefox.

[u/jojlo → u/Neckbeard_Commander]

I've been using it since netscape.

[u/Dr_Insano_MD → u/jojlo]

Got me beat. I've been using it since it was just "Mozilla"

[u/Kweefus → u/Neckbeard_Commander]

I only recently learned that it stopped being the popular "techie" browser.

I genuinely didnt realize that people had gotten all about chrome for so long.

[u/just_another_scumbag → u/Kweefus]

Firefox was the techie browser because ie6/7/8/9 etc had no or shitty debug tools. Firefox led the way in this. Then Chrome took this idea and made (and continue to make) some incredibly good develop tooling (including IE simulation), so lots of developers switched.

There are a few other reasons such as sticking to standards but they managed to corner the market pretty good for a while.

[u/StillPracticingLife → u/Neckbeard_Commander]

Firefox til I die! gonna get that tattooed on my forehead for it is the truth

[u/ChadT-70 → u/Reset350]

Firefox forever!

[u/Academic_Nectarine94 → u/Reset350]

Yes. I LOVE it. No ads, thumbs down counter for yt. Just as fast, and no Bing trash every 2 seconds. And you can turn off all the news junk too!

[u/Bigbuster153 → u/Reset350]

I use Firefox but refuse to recommend it until tab groups become a thing. edit: i have tried a few tab group extensions and find that they all have some kind of fatal flaw that stops me from being able to use them as a good substitute for chome's option. the best substitute for me is currently multi account containers, although I don't like how long it takes to switch between containers and that the tabs have to reload whenever the containers are shown.

[u/Sparon46 → u/Bigbuster153]

As someone who despises tab groups with a passion, I respect your position.

[u/Bigbuster153 → u/Sparon46]

Why is that?

[u/Sparon46 → u/Bigbuster153]

Because the universe doesn't revolve around my preferences.

Due to the relativity of motion, I could make an argument that the universe revolves around me physically, but my preferences do not have so strong of an argument.

More options = more better.

[u/Bigbuster153 → u/Sparon46]

I meant to say why don’t you like it?

[u/Yeitgeist → u/Bigbuster153]

Lmaooo

[u/Sparon46 → u/Bigbuster153]

Because clicking once takes half as long as clicking twice. If you can keep the tabs organized mentally, it is the faster approach.

[u/Bigbuster153 → u/Sparon46]

In a typical day I keep about 5 tabs open for uni and 3 for entertainment, along with a couple of miscellaneous tabs. All of those tabs don’t fit properly onto my laptop screen, so tab groups condense them for when I’m not using them. It saves screen space and helps me organise my tabs.

[u/Able-Interaction-742 → u/Bigbuster153]

I open a second window and divide my tabs that way. I honestly don't know what tab groups are, but from my limited understanding I'm not a fan either. Sounds messy, but I may be misunderstanding which is totally possible.

[u/FUTURE10S → u/Able-Interaction-742]

Shit, I just scroll through all of them. Fuck organization.

[u/Bergauk → u/Bigbuster153]

8 tabs don't fit on your screen??? Do you have a netbook from 2008?

I regularly have 15-30 tabs open at any given time and people look at my like I'm insane. But it just works.

[u/UnspokenOwl3D → u/Sparon46]

I never thought about it, but technically the universe around you is unique to you and no one else.

Your observable universe based on possible light that could reach you (spherical radius away) is based generally only around you, from your perspective.

So everyone kind of has their own unique universe, or at least the observable is technically unique for each human. Seems right

[u/ScribSlayer → u/UnspokenOwl3D]

Please stop giving me an existential crisis, thank you.

[u/Fcktbckt → u/Sparon46]

What are tab groups

[u/Sparon46 → u/Fcktbckt]

Literally groups of tabs. So rather than having each tab in its own separate menu slot, there are many tabs contained within one slot.

It can help organize large quantities of tabs, but it also requires 2 clicks instead of 1 to get to the page you want.

[u/Bromm18 → u/Sparon46]

Not sure why that would be any better than just bookmarking the url and keeping the bookmark folder organized.

[u/Sparon46 → u/Bromm18]

Bookmarks are more long-term. These you wouldn't have to delete an entry after you are done with them.

[u/toumei64 → u/Bigbuster153]

I thought this, then I realized that my tab groups are where tabs just go to die after awhile when I forget about them or have moved on

[u/GimpyGeek → u/Bigbuster153]

There's multiple extensions to do that, not sure how good any are, though

[u/bstowers → u/GimpyGeek]

I look at them every year or so hoping someone made a nice one, but I never like any of them and so continue to not switch back to Firefox.

[u/OnlysayswhatIwant → u/bstowers]

I switched to Firefox recently assuming that all the functions I'm used to would at least have extensions available to patch up those areas where Firefox didn't have them by default. Very few of them do, turns out. The biggest one I miss is opening tabs muted by default.

[u/Nomnom_Chicken → u/OnlysayswhatIwant]

Going to Firefox from Opera wasn't exactly fun, Firefox lacks surprisingly lot of stuff I took for granted, apparently. It also feels a lot clunkier to use, but guess that's the way Firefox just is. I still don't see Firefox on a pedestal like many others here seem to; too much hype for what it really is. Decent browser, but not as good as people make it out to be, at least not in my experience.

Adblock so far has worked similarly as it did with Opera, but that may change whenever the big change in Chromium happens.

[u/deathschemist → u/Nomnom_Chicken]

Oh aye Firefox isn't perfect, but it's either that or chromium at this point

[u/Ruby437 → u/Bigbuster153]

Tab groups are a poor solution for chromes lack of support for trees. With Firefox you can grab treestyletab and build a whole hierarchy of tabs.

[u/curiously_clueless → u/Ruby437]

link for the curious. This is the way!

[u/Synergiance → u/Bigbuster153]

Funny story. Firefox used to have tab group support a long time ago, but it got removed I guess due to lack of usage.

[u/ilikepizza1275 → u/Reset350]

I use Firefox for everything except at school since we only have the choice between Chrome and Edge.

[u/MusicHearted → u/Reset350]

A great alternative to Chrome is still no match for Firefox.

[u/Individual_Hearing_3]

I love edge, it downloads Firefox

[u/flexsealed1711 → u/Individual_Hearing_3]

"There's no reason to download a new web browser. Microsoft recommends using Microsoft Edge for a fast, secure, and modern web experience that can help save you time and money."

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[u/swashbuckler2020 → u/[deleted]]

i would so leave the creepy-uncle windows ecosystem in favor of linux if they didn't have such a stranglehold on games

[u/Simoxs7 → u/swashbuckler2020]

Well I somewhat converted to Linux through the SteamDeck, but I still have a windows Desktop for those few unsupported games and multiplayer games…

[u/pm0me0yiff → u/swashbuckler2020]

At this point, Microsoft only has a stranglehold on big multiplayer online games that require invasive anticheat.

[u/Ness_Stan → u/swashbuckler2020]

That's disappearing quickly, I give it two years and it'll be gone. Desktop Linux is amazing if you know what to look for. Garuda Linux has an out of the box great gaming distro

[u/Liamjm13 → u/[deleted]]

You're using their os and you think they need a browser to get your information?

[u/siddharth904 → u/flexsealed1711]

Microsoft makes you pay for a spyware and/or malware OS to make you save money

How generous

[u/Eolo_Windsleigh → u/Individual_Hearing_3]

winget install firefox

[u/Ruvaakdein → u/Eolo_Windsleigh]

Please don't make poor edge even more useless, I already feel bad about it.

[u/Brotorious420]

Nice try, Microsoft

[u/rxforyour7 → u/Brotorious420]

OP's real name is Soft... Michael Soft

[u/hautdoge → u/rxforyour7]

Mike Rowsoft

[u/rentreag → u/hautdoge]

Mike Rowe’s off

[u/lgndk11r → u/rentreag]

Truly a dirty job.

[u/Penziplays → u/rxforyour7]

Michaelsoft Binbows ;)

[u/silqii → u/rxforyour7]

BINBOWS

[u/grimnir__ → u/Brotorious420]

Edge? You mean MS Chrome?

[u/Gonokhakus → u/Brotorious420]

"great alternative to Chrome" Bich you're built on Chromium

[u/billyfudger69 → u/Gonokhakus]

This is literally what I thought when I read the meme.

[u/Ammysnatcher]

I use edge for work and it’s fine. Microsoft just needs to chill and understand that pc users don’t like when they’re intrusive

[u/mcieslinski → u/Ammysnatcher]

Or when they drop shopping plugins (and other "features") into your browser that pop up automatically and bother you about things.

[u/PezzoGuy → u/mcieslinski]

I know it's all down to preference but those shopping plugins have been useful enough times that I keep them around, for what it's worth.

[u/TechGoat → u/PezzoGuy]

It is true. It's like a built in honey. I don't tend to use browser extensions unless they're absolutely essential, so having shopping built in, in my tertiary browser (I'm Firefox first, Brave second, Edge third) is useful. I normally open a shopping page from Firefox into edge once before actually buying something, just to see what the deal-checking function of Edge finds for coupons.

It's not seamless, but I don't mind the extra 30 seconds of work that it takes, to keep my preferred browser unsullied by tracking extensions.

[u/Qudix → u/Ammysnatcher]

Pretty much. One reason I switched to Firefox was because they wouldn't stop asking me to "update my settings" an accept Bing as my lord and savior.

[u/Jerrymemes101 → u/Ammysnatcher]

I also you it for work but that's only because I can get like 5 dollars a month for free.

[u/anevilsnail22 → u/Ammysnatcher]

I like Edge, but the bullshit they throw in is really annoying. Not being able to switchy your new tab page from what is effectively a giant set of advertisements from Microsoft is really annoying. A lot of the articles they link that aren't literally just advertisements are also annoying culture war things meant to make people angry for clicks.

And if you ever reset, then you're searching with Bing until you set all your search engines again, because it of course doesn't sync that feature. OH, and Edge is constantly running in the background by default if you don't go in and disable that option, IIRC.

[u/DominusDraco → u/anevilsnail22]

What? You can turn that off, its the cog on the top right of the new tab page, just change the layout, and turn off promoted links and content.

[u/[deleted]]

Use Firefox.

[u/laterondamenjay → u/[deleted]]

The response to any web browser related post on this sub should always be “use Firefox” lol

[u/d0tn3t1 → u/laterondamenjay]

You should use all 3 together.

FireChromeEdge

Firomedge

Fromage

Ah, oui oui. We muste partake in ze fromage. Ce soir, nous ferons l'amour sous le fromage.

[u/GrandJuif → u/d0tn3t1]

Add gravy plus fries for a poutine and I'm in... or you'll be.

[u/d0tn3t1 → u/GrandJuif]

You know the way to my heart.

[u/[deleted] → u/d0tn3t1]

God damnit now I'm hungry

[u/SlowPokeInTexas → u/GrandJuif]

Darned Canadians...

[u/PoeTayToes_ → u/d0tn3t1]

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[u/Allurrr → u/[deleted]]

Firefox Master Race

[u/La-ze]

You know edge uses chromium right?

[u/GhengopelALPHA → u/La-ze]

That's what I was about to come here and say, I feel like everyone is overlooking that major fact.

[u/Mathisbuilder75 → u/La-ze]

And yet it is still better and faster than Chrome

[u/PokeAnalyst]

Edge is Chrome in disguise

[u/rolloutTheTrash]

I mean Edge is Chromium based, like Opera, and many other browsers. The only one not Chromium is Firefox.

[u/adictusbenedictus → u/rolloutTheTrash]

How about safari?

[u/Agitated-Quiet-9175 → u/rolloutTheTrash]

Yall freaking missing the point. That's insane the how low the comprehension is here. Opera/chrome dont get shitfaced like edge is, even though they are practically identical.

People circlejerk about edge because evil Microsoft.

[u/YoungIdiot05]

I love my bing boints 😔☝️

[u/OrionRBR → u/YoungIdiot05]

Me who just uses a powerautomate script to farm them.

Gotta love using a Microsoft tool to farm Microsoft points.

[u/Chinis_Flouwa → u/OrionRBR]

please teach me your ways

[u/verschee → u/Chinis_Flouwa]

Search GitHub for "Bing points" there is a ton of scripts out there, not just using PowerAutomate

[u/LordWomf]

Look inside Chrome Alternative

Chromium

[u/Voliker]

I mean - edge is surprisingly ok as a browser to be honest. I often think about switching to it.

It's just a lot about internet explorer image that kills edge competition chances.

[u/vrtigo1 → u/Voliker]

Modern edge is way better since it's Chromium based, it's very, very similar to Chrome.

For business stuff it's extra nice because if you have an Office 365 account it syncs all your bookmarks, history, passwords, etc. to there and integrated seamlessly with your other MS services.

I just wish they would turn off the goddamn "coupon finder" BS. If I want to see coupons, I'll download an add-on.

[u/pallentx → u/vrtigo1]

Yep, having a separate work and personal profile is really nice.

In settings, go to Privacy, Search and Services. Scroll down to services and you can turn off the shopping stuff and other services.

[u/Icybubba → u/vrtigo1]

All that kind of stuff can be turned off

[u/TZMarketing → u/Voliker]

I switched over and never looked back. Terrific for work/productivity, a LOT less ram usage

[u/An_Immaterial_Voice]

Firefox and Edge as a backup.

[u/SandwichesANDMilk_]

I proudly use firefox and edge. firefox I use as my primary, that's what I do everything on. however, I use edge for schoolwork. Most online school tools don't like firefox from my experience plus the built in shockingly robust math and other schoolwork help features is really nice. I timed all browsers and found firefox was first and edge was close second and uses about the same amount of ram. Both are great browsers, firefox is my favorite but edge works and works well.

as long as it's not google chrome it's fine.

[u/obj_Obj → u/SandwichesANDMilk_]

Just spoof your user agent and the sites will work fine

[u/UraniumRocker]

I think edge is alright, I’ve tried different browsers, and they all do the same thing. I honestly can’t tell if one is better than another.

[u/mojamc]

Edge over chrome. If youre into streaming movies youd know why.

[u/Plumasite → u/mojamc]

The main reason I switched to Edge is because you aren’t limited to 720p on Netflix like you are on other browsers. Edge has its bloat and unnecessary features, but it’s basically just Chrome + built-in higher quality streaming capabilities. And, at least when I switched over to it, it was scoring quite a bit better on benchmark tests than Chrome was.

[u/iurigregorio → u/mojamc]

Use streamio with torrentio plugin, it has everything from 4k to 360p

[u/Un111KnoWn → u/mojamc]

why?

[u/Ill-Mastodon-8692]

Edge is much better than it used to be. After being forced to use it at work due to policy restrictions, I started to come around to it. It’s similar in performance to chrome due to using chromium now, and the interface has some nice like features.

I still use firefox or chrome when at home for now, but next time I do a reinstall I might just use Edge.

Yea it sucked when it first came out, but now, it’s good.

Is there something I’m missing for why to hate Edge on 2023?

[u/aWh1TeDuD3]

Controversial opinion: I actually like Edge. Chromium-based and provides same functionality without requiring separate download.

The only 2 downsides (imo) are: needing to manually turn off the flags that pester you when Bing isn't set as the default search engine for the browser (quick setting change), and Microsoft not giving the option to remove their proprietary browser on their operating systems.

[u/MyestroTS]

I actually switched to Edge from Chrome because I was having issues with Chrome. Honestly besides the “bing search” everything else is identical and works just as well, if not better. Been using it daily now surprisingly.

[u/JareDamnn → u/MyestroTS]

You know you can change it to search on google, after I figured that out I was golden

[u/homeape → u/MyestroTS]

that's part of the issue, actually. it's just another chromium browser. competition in browser engines is good to keep the web open and standardised. webkit and gecko are the only notable competition to chromium

[u/red__dragon → u/homeape]

And Chrome/chromium's Blink engine is derived from Webkit. Chrome is a KHTML/Webkit family browser along with Safari.

The only real distinction is Mozilla's Gecko engine.

[u/VeryLazyNarrator → u/MyestroTS]

Just change it to Google search.

[u/Saw_Good_Man]

It's a great pdf reader

[u/veralisk]

You've got that backwards, then everything else is a great alternative to chrome

[u/danielsvdas → u/[deleted]]

I mean, tbh, you kinda need a browser pre installed in your PC so you can download other stuff, that includes a different browser

[u/Lysrac → u/danielsvdas]

cURL has entered the chat

(Looks up cURL command in browser)

[u/screenslaver5963 → u/Lysrac]

I wanna see the average user try and use curl

[u/The_Quackle]

I wonder how many people hate on Edge without knowing why. I dont even remember how many years ago it was that internet explorer was a thing but I vividly remember how awful it was.

[u/jerianbos → u/The_Quackle]

Most people hate it, just because Microsoft keeps pushing it down people's throats, never skipping an occasion to tell you how big of a mistake you are making for not using the "microsoft recommended browser". They also deliberately ignore your default browser and just open everything they can in edge and they went through great lengths in w11 to make sure people can't use programs like edge deflector anymore. And the uncloseable slideshow telling you about edges latest features every few windows updates is a cherry on top.

[u/IkeaIsLegendary]

No love. I only use Firefox now

[u/MrKindStranger]