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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Haters gonna hate. But I've been using Edge for a year now as my main browser and I prefer it over Google's browser. Yes, it was built on the Chromium open-source project. But the end result is what I was after. Something that wasn't just Google's 'X.' Industry competition is very much needed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can't say that on lemmy man it's illegal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If that's illegal, I'm sure saying that I don't use Linux nor have I ever used Linux, to be highly illegal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's been an hour, how is this man still alive /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Just like the United Healthcare CEO assassin... they haven't found me yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

but then you wouldn't know that Edge runs perfectly well on Linux too lol I use Edge every day on Linux without issue but only for work related stuff

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Everyone gets to have their preference. What's not ok is MS trying to force it on people who don't want it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

completely agree. i think a lot of people (myself included) will probably never give edge a fair chance because of how insidious and annoying microsoft has been about trying to get people to use it. i don’t really hate edge as a browser (i’ve never really tried it), but i do hate the feeling of the browser being forced upon me

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I did a fresh install of windows 11 and I opened edge the first time only to crash after a second because it couldn't handle the fact that I wasn't signed into a Microsoft account.

It crashed immediately every successive attempt to open it.

After the 15th try (mostly for my own amusement) I downloaded Firefox from the windows store so that there'd be a functional browser in the VM I had just set up for someone to use to run essentially the last scamware app he still needs for hopefully not much longer (cough intuit cough)

[–] randombullet 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think you can do winget install Mozilla.Firefox?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Vs Chrome? Naw. Everyone's allowed their opinion, but those who prefer Edge usually haven't actually used modern Firefox, especially with the right extensions. I never install it without uBlock Origin and Consent-O-Matic...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I honestly can't remember a time where I preferred Chrome over Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I had never heard of Consent-O-Matic. It works for Firefox on Android too! I couldn't install it fast enough! Thanks for that! :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know why I don't hear much about it, but they made all extensions work with Firefox mobile about a year ago! I didn't even use Firefox on my phone until then...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Cool. Let's force it on everyone else then. Go competition!