Fulcrum29
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It had more to do with them blocking extensions containing obfuscated code. Google did the same, dubbing it as trustworthy chrome extensions by default, but then Mozilla had all of the heat.
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It had more to do with them blocking extensions containing obfuscated code. Google did the same, dubbing it as trustworthy chrome extensions by default, but then Mozilla had all of the heat.
KleinBoontjie
Honorary Master
Yep, I moved back to Firefox, yesterday, quick import of bookmarks and get my add-ons going. Like I never left.
Didn't know she was using firefox, deleted all her bookmarks by mistake. Luckily for her, she saved them not long ago.
Geoff.D
Honorary Master
Edge has always been "awesome". Just took some a long time to get over their chrome addiction.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Chrome addiction?
Edge was rubbish previously and on multiple real and virtual machines it just never bloody worked for me.
Now since it’s using Chromium as a base it’s great.
Geoff.D
Honorary Master
Disagree. All it needed was to adjust to the way Edge worked. I switched completely, and use chrome only on my tablet. On my PC, the only ones that use Chrome are family members.
And BTW, the latest version of MS included with win 10 1903, is NOT yet Chromium-based.
MS Edge 44.18362.1.0
MS Edge HTML 18.18362
That version is available on the insider program. MS edge 75.0. 111.0
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Geoff.D
Honorary Master
It is not rubbish. MS Edge works perfectly well. It is different that is all.
Sorry, but I'm with @SauRoNZA here. I wanted to like non-Chromium Edge, but the stupid thing has too many quirks.
- Zoom levels not remembered for each domain, only global
- Quality of extensions not on par with Chrome and Firefox, and many missing
- Can't reorder extension icons
- Far too much height on the tab, address and bookmark bars. So much wasted space.
- Rendering isn't good enough. Way too many IE-style issues for developers.
- Mobile sync never properly worked for me
It makes perfect sense for MS to move to Chromium. And web developers the world over will scream in joy. I just hope they aggressively push the update so that all that exists in the wild from MS is IE 11 and Chromium Edge.
Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
In regard to Edge... EdgeHTML had very little support, and the engines which dominate the market are those who are setting the www compatibility standards. Frameworks which best accommodate everyone. MS already adopted Blink as their Edge engine on mobile and then when they discontinued EdgeHMTL adopted Chromium which made sense in every way. Obviously, there are much more that contributes to www than browser engines, but EdgeHTML couldn't adapt so it was wisely replaced with the most dominant open-source browser engine.
They introduced EdgeHTML in 2014, Chrome introduced Chromium in 2008 already. MS wasn't going to win the battle, and we all know how they wanted their OS users to adopt by making it the 1st choice. It was their ecosystem, and they didn't disallow other browsers, so... in the end, it didn't work and they received criticism which sunk its popularity.
By using Chromium, they also have access to Chromium Extensions which ultimately gives the most choice, but... we also all know what this thread is about.
They introduced EdgeHTML in 2014, Chrome introduced Chromium in 2008 already. MS wasn't going to win the battle, and we all know how they wanted their OS users to adopt by making it the 1st choice. It was their ecosystem, and they didn't disallow other browsers, so... in the end, it didn't work and they received criticism which sunk its popularity.
By using Chromium, they also have access to Chromium Extensions which ultimately gives the most choice, but... we also all know what this thread is about.
KleinBoontjie
Honorary Master
How will this affect Chromebook? Was going to buy my daughter one, as it's cheap and ticks all the boxes for her school work and browsing habits.
Geoff.D
Honorary Master
While all the above may turn out to be true, I am not debating it at all. All I am saying is that the existing Edge works perfectly well. I have no issues with any of what you are tabling. Only those that do not and did not want to try it out appear to have a problem. I have used it exclusively since Win 10 was released.
When the new version is released, I will switch. Until then, create a thread and debate the differences between the two versions. That is of course, IF any of you can honestly say you have used the existing version.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
In my case it actually never bloody works.
Not different, it fails to do what it’s told and stalls or falls over forcing me to use something else.
Also the fact that downloads get killed when you close it is just piss poor design.
I have wanted to and attempted to use it every time as I’m quite open to trying next things, but it has always failed me and just made for frustration and therefore got the boot.
Geoff.D
Honorary Master
Not once have I seen any of the example problems you mention. Never had issues with downloads. Not had any stalls or failures to open anything. Many of the listed issues in the post above are really just cosmetic.
The only issue I had before the 1903 update was this business of forcing the bing search engine on us but I found a work around. That was the only issue I ever had. Indeed to check if that particular issue still exists since the 1903 update.
Never been keen on lots of extensions either. I dont doubt that web page developers probably had hassles. But then so many web page developers write such bad code anyway.
The only issue I had before the 1903 update was this business of forcing the bing search engine on us but I found a work around. That was the only issue I ever had. Indeed to check if that particular issue still exists since the 1903 update.
Never been keen on lots of extensions either. I dont doubt that web page developers probably had hassles. But then so many web page developers write such bad code anyway.
Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
On the old Edge you could use the gear icon on that page to change the display settings in order to hide the news.
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Just checked, in the general menu you can change the home page. Start menu is the one with news and so on, see whether you can change that in new Edge to new tab or something else.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Yeah I changed the Home Page, but oddly is a different thing to the new tab page.
So mine can startup on my home page, but new tab always opens their own thing.
Gravedigger
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Been using Pi-Hole and Firefox lately... Chrome wont go away soon. I still use Chrome for dev work at the office.
I use the amazing Google Earth new tab page in Chrome, which shows a random full page Google Earth image every time you open a blank tab. The extension is made by Google. Try installing it on Chromium Edge to override the default behaviour. Not at my desk so can't try myself right now.