When will they ever learn?
I’ve seen this episode before…something something IE something something Netscape
in 98 they were taken to court because at one point you couldn’t even uninstall IE from your PC since, if I remember correctly, It was so tied into the file explorer it would break your system. they also made it difficult to download alternatives like Netscape.
I remember my Dad had a thing for “eMachines” PCs because A. they were cheap and B. most of the time they came preinstalled with Netscape as opposed to IE and he liked Netscape a lot better. Problem with this though is I liked to play X-Wing vs Tie Fighter and Jedi Knight online and the easiest way to do so was via Microsofts Internet Gaming Zone which ONLY worked on IE. and downloading/installing IE in the late 90s on a dial up connection took forever. and THEN once you did install it good luck uninstalling it.
The OS should get out of my way as much as possible.
Just like government. This capitalist, privacy nightmare timeline sucks.
Good thing uninstall is a function right?
Oh, so they’re on board with convincing people to move to Linux. Good job!
sudo apt install edge-browserMake yourself at home!
I’m already at $HOME
Why are you at my home???
Don’t worry, they’re at /$USER/$HOME
“Funny” news that bring me back to the last time I decided to switch to Linux.
I updated windows 10 and when my PC booted I got a full screen to setup edge. I wasn’t able to find any way to quit the screen. So I completed the set up and went to install Linux.
It’s crazy how they believe they own the PC of their customers… I mean, it’s in the name… Personal…
Microslop promising to improve windows 11 and give users agency back.
5 minutes later…
If you want to open Edge without actually wanting to open it, just accidentally click on one of the advertisements in the main menu or any info area widget. Those ignore the default browser and always open Edge.
Even non-techies know how and want to install a different browser, how many decades more will they try this pressure fueling of their shitty browser?
In fear of playing devils advocate a little bit:
Edge is not a shitty browser. Ad-infested, controlling, overwhelming, disrespectful, annoying yes. But not shitty.
It’s chromium-based so it’s quite fast and secure (unlike Internet Explorer that everyone loved back in the day) and it integrates well with the overall OS.
I wouldn’t use Edge, but it’s a decent default if you’re okay accepting Windows antics or too young to remember for how long Microsoft has been desperately trying to play catch up and failing.
It’s an opinion, don’t kill me. 😶🌫️
Edit: unrelated to the topic, but I’d like to thank everyone for not downvoting me for wrong think like what would happen on that other platform. Why is this community so nice? 😭
I’d argue that those behaviours are what make the browser shitty.
That’s also a fair point, in hindsight. I associate shitty to being insecure, slow, and borderline unusable. I have a middle of the road view on the privacy aspect because Chrome exists, it doesn’t care about your privacy but I think you’ll be hard pressed to call it shitty.
That said, I wouldn’t hold my breath and I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few months time Chrome comes with Gemini integrated by default. All your private data, straight to Google’s servers.
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I used it for a little bit years ago after it switched to a chromium engine. It was fine.
Edge quickly became my main browser. Its Tab Groups are borderline genius.
Until they started to generate slopilot labels for them. Because nothing is safe from the slop.
Firefox has tab groups, tab notes, tab categories, vertical tabs
Only thing is missing integration with teams and outlook.
Firefox has tab groups too. I don’t know if the implementation is any different since I’ve never used them in either browser.
I do like vertical tabs too… But Firefox has a plugin for that so I’ve been using Firefox the last year or so and rarely have an issue.
Alongside this new behavior, Microsoft is testing a new UI design for Edge that more closely resembles Copilot. Edge and Copilot are becoming one of the same, with the latest Copilot update dropping its native Windows app in favor of an Edge powered web wrapped experience.
Who is windows for anymore now that you can run games on Linux?
business users
I can’t take an OS with ads seriously. It’s a fucking joke. And any business that uses it is a joke, too.
Just a vector for malware.
Unfortunately corporations are addicted to the micromanaging control that Active Directory gives to them. They don’t give a single flying fuck about the actual experience of using the OS, that’s a problem for the plebians, they care that AD let’s them do things like lock everyone’s background to a corporate approved image or force everyone to use Edge as their browser while disabling the password saving feature.
Basically the OS is irrelevant, it’s all about Active Directory.
Unfortunately corporations are addicted to the micromanaging control that Active Directory gives to them.
Try being a sysadmin in a decent sized company (500+ employees) and you’ll understand why.
At least it seems pretty easy to disable? From the way they’re talking about it, it’s just a single click on a big banner in the edge window. But still, come on microslop
Bring back Janet Reno
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