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Microsoft Edge, anyone? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I recently discovered that you can get Microsoft Edge for Linux (🤢🤮) and am curious... does anyone here use Edge for Linux, or have you ever? What was your reasoning for using it?

EDIT: Well, you all have provided some interesting perspectives I hadn't ever considered. Including one which means I'll have to install Edge, so... thanks, I guess. 😂

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How is edge more efficient? It's literally chromium

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Chrome is basically Chromium+bloat so this doesn't surprise me.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago
[–] mholiv 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With the same amount of tabs with the same sites Edge uses fewer resources. I think Microsoft did some fine tuning or something. It’s not just just me that sees this either.

This is a 2 year old link but it shows the difference. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/chrome-firefox-edge-ram-comparison