It really does. I’m guessing it’s preferable to Internet Explorer? (Which I actually use once in a very great while for doing comparisons.)
It is; IE is useful for compatibility, however, with apps running on ancient backbones which haven’t been/can’t be updated (commercial purposes).
Edge (Chromium) is really, really good. My go to browser now on Windows and Mac.
Exactly. I use Win10 Edge for everyday browsing, but we need to use IE for our legacy ERP application at work.
Is there reason to believe Edge will track us less/give us better privacy than Chrome?
Anytime you use a free service such as Google, you are the product.
Most of MS’ money comes from things other than advertising.
I’ve tried Edge and love it. The only reasons I’ve not switched to it is because you can’t as easily send pages from phone to PC and back again, and you can’t use desktop extensions on mobile (I need my Augmented Steam you guys).
If Edge got those things, I’d switch in a flash.
I wonder if my Chromebook would work less well if I used Edge?
Yeah, to start with Edge (Chromium) has specifically implemented tracking prevention feature:
And it runs better than Chrome. Maybe because they ripped a bunch of bloat out:
I don’t think the ‘continue on PC’ thing is working properly yet, but it is still pretty easy to share pages because the ‘Collections’ feature syncs between devices.
Using the desktop extensions is another thing though! I didn’t realise the Chrome mobile app did this, I’ve never seen my extensions in it.
I’m not sure if Chrome does the extension thing either, but I can get them to work on Firefox.
Yeah sadly when I tried the Continue on PC thing it didn’t work. Firefox works every time. Both ways. Uphill. In the snow. Backwards…
Is there a Chromium Edge for Android too?
Yeah, it’s in beta and available from Play Store
There’s an ARM version. And Dieter from The Verge says that MS accidentally made the best Chromebook out there when using it on the Surface Pro X.
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Well yes, but the cheapest Surface Pro X still costs $870 today, which seems like a lot for a chromebook type device that won’t be supported for long because it failed in the market. At launch it started at $999. And of course that does not include the keyboard cover, another $140.
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Wait, is that Surface Pro “X” as in the alphabet X, or is it Surface Pro 10, as in roman numeral 10? Because Dieter from the Verge said it like an “X” rather than “10”
It’s the Exx, as in the alphabet. The mainline Surface Pro line with intel CPUs is only up to 7.
Cool but MS hasn’t deemed me worthy of receiving May 2020 yet!
If the performance benefit is significant, I may be tempted to download and manually update it, though it did say the reason I didn’t yet qualify was due to compatibility…
