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Microsoft Edge 89 Brings Vertical Tabs and New History View
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Aren't most Apple laptops 16:10?
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On my work computer, I browse personal sites with Safari and internal work sites with Edge. I used to use Firefox for work sites, but it consistently used too much memory. Edge memory consumption is at least 25% less than Firefox for me.
I have been using it as my default browser on my M1 Mac. It works very well. I almost never use Safari or chrome anymore.
Oh you mean the same way safari is installed on every mac and used to download those two browsers?
I'm running edge on mine. I want to use a chromium browser that's not coming directly from google.
I see that you are a big fan of Edge.
Can you explain to me why Microsoft avoids putting its browsers on the Apple App Store for download?
Are they afraid of Apple's in-depth security review?
I would actually try out the browser if I knew that it could be deleted cleanly afterwards. This has not been the case with any Microsoft software so far (anyone who has looked into it knows that).
I have frequent conversations with professional security experts, hence my knowledge.
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Is Firefox in the Apple App Store? is Chrome in the Apple App Store? Is Brave in the Apple App Store? Is Opera in the Apple App Store? What browsers ARE in the Apple App Store? Maxthon maybe?
You can answer this very question. You have understood the idea. Apple's App Store does not coincide with the interests of these software distributors.
Browsers want to delineate markets. As far as I know, you can only sync Edge's bookmarks with iOS if you have a Microsoft account.
I guess that means Firefox is scared of Apple's in-depth security review by that line of reasoning.
It's on Apple's App Store for phones/tablets, they probably just don't see the use in putting it on the Mac App Store.
I guess you have no problem with Microsoft's Office suite since it is on the Mac App Store...
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Vivaldi browser has had this for a long time you should try it' I really like it in conjunction with tab stacks.
Remember, if a product is free, then you are the product!
edge and Chrome only exist to profile you and target ads your way. Stick with Safari, you paid for it already.
edge and Chrome only exist to profile you and target ads your way. Stick with Safari, you paid for it already.
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You forgot their office stand-alone version. Security departments use only this.
It's lighter than Chrome. For me, Chrome uses about 4-5 GB of ram while Edge only uses 2-3, even with extensions disabled. I also noticed Edge seems to use less CPU which might explain why I don't notice stuttering as often.
I'd prefer to use Safari, but without a Windows version, it's effectively not worth considering.
used RAM for the basic application
Of course, this is the lower range. Of course, it depends on the overall load, e.g. if you load many tabs at the same time.
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Edge is amazing! I was using instead of Chrome for few months, but I got back to Chrome for 2 reasons:
1. Chrome is better on iOS devices than Edge, I use a lot as "handoff", switching back and forward from my PC to iPad, Edge still quite buggy with this feature.
2. Chrome's shortcut app feature, that allows create an app-like from any website is amazing, I use to create apps from my iCloud mail, calendar, contacts and photos. Feels like I have a mac for that part.
1. Chrome is better on iOS devices than Edge, I use a lot as "handoff", switching back and forward from my PC to iPad, Edge still quite buggy with this feature.
2. Chrome's shortcut app feature, that allows create an app-like from any website is amazing, I use to create apps from my iCloud mail, calendar, contacts and photos. Feels like I have a mac for that part.
It’s a case of if horizontal tabs work perfect why do you need a worse version vertically. Maybe because it’s a feature of Windows that has vertical options in the Settings app. It is part of the Windows 10 design language...
...the original PC Guy might like it
Thats funny that you have more issues on edge mobile than chrome because chrome is so buggy on my phone lol
And Edge is able to make the like apps that aren't apps (I don't know how to describe that lol)
How do they prevent tracking? That would be welcome news. With Safari it is well known in detail and has been very torn in the advertising market. I haven't heard that about Edge yet.
That was the first thing I noticed. If they get that working I might start using it. I remember the good old original Explorer on Mac had the vertical bookmarks. That was really useful back in the 90s.You can't use them in full screen.Now this is useless.