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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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[–] Jayb151 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'll say this, I never used edge before, but it's comparable with a bunch of my work sites so I was kind of forced into using it. It's actually pretty great. Better overall than stock chrome, though I prefer brave or Firefox for non work related stuff.

Once I started using Edge, I was surprised by how well it worked.

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

If your org uses any of the Microsoft suite apps Edge is just better. It sucks that Microsoft is allowed to do this

[–] mvirts 1 points 1 year ago

It's basically the same thing google did with chrome in the beginning of Google docs. I haven't noticed much difference between chrome and edge, but I rarely use them for the same things l.

[–] mvirts 1 points 1 year ago

I have to use edge in some of my work environments, my only complaint is the locked in ecosystem. As a browser it seems fine for now...