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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

On the flipside, atm Edge seems to be the better Chromium choice (if you don’t have a Microsoft hate boner).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's be clear: it's a very good browser, very HTML5 compliant, and perhaps one of the best browsers...

...Assuming you don't care about insane amounts of spyware - AND not having a lot of really cool browser add-ons (those having spyware and memory leaks is a separate topic, but I want to acknowledge these problems).

Edge makes more calls home per second than any other piece of software on my computer. I looked at my live log and it was a literal stream. Nearly every single action you do is tracked and sent.... (waves hands confusingly up in the air in circles) ...somewhere. Likely Microsoft, but I really don't know.

Almost all of Windows is like this too. I hate it so much. There's just no great way to have nice things right now.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago
[–] munkybacon 0 points 2 years ago

I’m happy with edge. Been using it since the beta. Helps that my personal email is @outlook and I am an annual subscriber because of a work discount, so it has that nice ecosystem sync.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

So I need to install Windows to use a “better Chromium choice” than Vivaldi?

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

Edge is available on Linux

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

Edge is on Linux, and brave is pretty good as well imo

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

Afaik Edge is available on Linux too. Haven’t tried it there yet as I am on the edge (hehe) about switching from Windows to Linux as daily driver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Edge is available as a DEB and RPM, as well as Flatpak