Google is warning Edge users to switch to its Chrome browser by displaying pop-ups on various Google websites.<\/p>\n
These pop-ups were reported on by MSPowerUser<\/strong><\/a> and only appear to be displayed when users visit certain Google websites such as Docs, Search, Drive, and the Chrome Web Store while using Microsoft’s Edge browser.<\/p>\n According to these pop-ups, Google offers security and functionality advantages if users switch to the browser.<\/p>\n “Built for Windows. Hide annoying ads and protect against malware on the web,” said the pop-up on the Windows version of Chrome.<\/p>\n In previous years, Microsoft has not shied away from telling its users to avoid Google’s browser, either.<\/p>\n In September 2018<\/strong><\/a>, a Microsoft preview build included a pop-up warning when users attempted to install Google Chrome or Firefox.<\/p>\n Upon opening the installation program for either of these browsers, Windows 10 opened a window which warned against installing the browser \u2013 stating that users \u201calready have Microsoft Edge \u2013 the safer, faster browser for Windows 10\u201d.<\/p>\n However, Microsoft decided<\/strong><\/a> not to implement this warning in its official October 2018 update following criticism from users.<\/p>\n Google Chrome continues to dominate the browser market, holding a massive lead over Microsoft Edge and other browsers.<\/p>\n Chrome was used by 67.63% of desktop users<\/a><\/strong> as of January 2020 – slightly more than the same period last year.<\/p>\n Edge, meanwhile, is only fourth on the list – behind Firefox and Internet Explorer.<\/p>\n The Chromium version of Edge was only officially launched<\/strong><\/a> last month, however, meaning these figures could change significantly in the coming months.<\/p>\n Microsoft said Chromium Edge offers \u201cworld-class compatibility and performance\u201d with enhanced security and privacy features, and claimed it is the \u201conly browser optimised for Windows 10\u201d.<\/p>\n It also continues to support the streaming of Netflix content in 4K – a feature which sets it apart from competitors like Chrome and Firefox.<\/p>\n Microsoft reportedly plans<\/strong><\/a> on slowly rolling out this new version of Edge as a replacement for its current, non-Chromium built-in browser.<\/p>\n Google is encouraging Edge users to switch to its Chrome browser by displaying pop-ups on various Google websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341039,"featured_media":217834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[37194,1137,30102],"class_list":["post-339951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","tag-chromium","tag-google-chrome","tag-microsoft-edge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341039"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339967,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339951\/revisions\/339967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Google vs Microsoft<\/h3>\n
Chrome dominates the market<\/h3>\n
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