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[-] nixcamic@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you're gonna go though the trouble of installing a browser, why switch Microsoft for Google? They're both evil and Edge actually performs significantly better than Chrome somehow (they're basically the same I don't get it).

Install freaking Firefox.

[-] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I agree yeah, I'd say in a lot of ways that Edge is much better than Chrome, due to its performance and also very good security, plus some tracking protection (though not a lot) vs. Chrome's none, etc. Between the 2, I'd probably always pick Edge.

But yeah just never use either tbh, Firefox ftw.

[-] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

If you’re gonna go though the trouble of installing a browser, why switch Microsoft for Google?

Exactly I don't get it, the only explanation I can think of is that they have Chrome on their phone and want to sync it or something?

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 8 points 10 months ago

It's just momentum. Chrome was THE advised browser for a long time and people are just used to it.

[-] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Conversely, if they're both evil, why use Microsoft over Google?

People have their browser set up the way they want it, and downloading and installing Chrome to have everything sync back and work exactly the way they want things to work takes all of two minutes.

Why use Edge and spend time and effort to import bookmarks, import passwords, change settings, install extensions etc. only to have the exact same end result that downloading Chrome would have given them in the first place, but with the added annoyance of Microsoft leveraging Edge to nudge them into the Microsoft ecosystem?

[-] nixcamic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Conversely, if they're both evil, why use Microsoft over Google?

You shouldn't, you should use Firefox.

[-] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

Point being that installing Chrome isn't the "trouble" you're making it out to be, when switching to Edge comes with zero advantage.

But you weren't asking an open ended question anyway, right?

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