I've switched to Edge on all platforms. On the beta ring, which is monthly updates offers a good balance of reliable performance and new features. A solid product.
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Microsoft Outlines New Features Coming to Edge Browser Later This Year
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I like edge. And I don’t like the new safari in macOS Monterey. I prefer the older version.
I'd probably switch to Edge full time if the iCloud Password extension worked in Edge. But I've never been able to make that happen.
EDIT: Although I just tried it again and now it works, so, hmmm. Maybe I will make the switch now.
EDIT: Although I just tried it again and now it works, so, hmmm. Maybe I will make the switch now.
I’ve ditched Chrome on the Mac for Edge.
I use Edge on my Mac and Safari on my phone and iPad, but now that Apple looks to be messing with tabs and basic browser elements like removing the reload button I might have to make it Edge across the board.
I honestly never thought I’d see the day where Apple does basic UX stuff worse than Microsoft, but here we are.
I honestly never thought I’d see the day where Apple does basic UX stuff worse than Microsoft, but here we are.
I'm glad Apple provide no application like Microsoft's Edge. At work as my profile will not roam with me since I have to hot desk, I'm continual removing Edge and changing my default app browser to Internet Explorer in Settings > Preferences. I wish employers I have worked and currently working for chose Mac over PC however they are very traditional organisations.
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If Edge would silently update, or update monthly, that would be great. But to be nagged every day or other day to update is just annoying and not worth dealing with unless it's to fix a critical security problem. I uninstalled it for this very reason.
I don't mind edge, but its regular insistence that it needs a new 250MB update every few days eventually turned me off it.
I don't understand the Safari hate on this forum, my only gripe with it is the extensions shortage but that's being resolved soon.
I hate to say it but it's the truth, Edge is a really good browser from the few times I used it on Windows. I'm eventually transitioning away to it from Chrome for my work laptop.
I bounce between Safari and Edge throughout the day. Sometimes Safari works better, and other times it chokes. I switch over to Edge, and the problem goes away. Other times it's the other way around. Overall, I prefer the look and feel of Edge. I have always disliked how I have to toggle the magnification in Safari to view some web content.
Same here. I heavily use Mac OS, Windows, and Chrome OS devices on a daily basis and Chromium-based browsers are my preference. Of all the ones I have tried, Edge uses fewer resources, good performance, while providing consistency across the platforms (except Chrome OS of course).
Microsoft is adding some decent features that make Edge stand out and soon getting to the point where the lack of those features on Chrome will impede my workflows on chromebooks.
One of the few things I dislike about Edge is the excessive whitespace on the bookmark menus.
It’s almost like Apple doesn't know how to say no anymore.
One thing that really intrigues me is why Microsoft is fighting so much to keep their own browser? They killed their own IE, made the ugliest app icon I have ever seen, adopted Google's Chrome doing every single bit they can just to say we have our own browser. Why?
On top of it all, it really surprises me how many are willing to sell their privacy away to use Edge or Chrome meanwhile you have Brave Browser which is open source and is near 100% the same if not more not to mention FireFox too. Brand names are really too powerful.
On top of it all, it really surprises me how many are willing to sell their privacy away to use Edge or Chrome meanwhile you have Brave Browser which is open source and is near 100% the same if not more not to mention FireFox too. Brand names are really too powerful.
Microsoft Edge is probably the best browser on Windows (and maybe mac) if you are fully bought into Microsoft's universe. If you are not, then Microsoft Edge is nothing but an annoyance.
Well, users wan't to sync...
Firefox under iOS sucks, and under Android it's okay, on Windows and macOS it's fine.
Brave Browser and privacy lol that was a joke, wasn't it?
E.g. https://wccftech.com/privacy-centered-browser-brave-is-in-hot-waters-for-violating-users-confidence/
Safari, no Windows version, no way to cross platform sync.
Microsoft does not sell data, the ones who says Google, Microsoft or Apple sells user data just proves that he/she absolutely has no technical knowledge. They use your data to sell ad slots, but your data isn't safer with Apple than with Google, nor with Google than with Microsoft and vise versa.
The ones who violated privacy is exactly Brave Browser...
OpenSource is no warranty for privacy, the distributed binary can(and probably does) differ to the open sourced code.
Agreed. I also don't understand the love for Brave. It's Chrome in Sheep's clothing and contributes to the browser monoculture which makes the internet worse for non-Chrome browsers like Firefox and Safari.
Love Safari. Have been using it since it's launch, but Safari on Monty is hideous. Chasing tabs around is not my idea of a good UI. Luckily plenty of alternatives, which I'm evaluating so i'll add Edge to that list.
Give it a second look. I worked at MS on Windows back in the Win 7 days. Back under Balmer. Nadela has taken the company in a very different and very good direction.
Rather than pushing the old MS UI Guidelines to the macOS like they did back with office 2016 and earlier they are instead adapting their own design language to be generic enough to fit an OS.
In a very big change MS is pulling tech from the community to be standards based. Not just with Edge but also stuff like VS Code and the subsystem for Linux.
And here's the kicker: they are doing a great job of managing privacy. Take a look at the phone home packet captures between Chrome and Edge. Edge sends back a machine profile. Chrome sends back a machine profile, cookie list, dns history...I could go on.
Companies change when their leadership changes. Apple is not what it was under Jobs and I don't think anyone would argue that. MS is not what it was under Balmer or Gates. They've changed a lot, and so have their products.
Since I need to use a mixture of Macs, Windows PCs and iOS devices daily, settling on Edge has made my life easier than bouncing back and forth between browsers. Edge has come a long way.
Why not use Edge on both? With an account consumer or business, everything would sync. You also get a Chromium browser minus all of the Google stuff.
Yeah I do not get the update issue? I wish I could use Safari but it updates too slowly and the extension support is the WORST of any browser.Edge browser updates are once per month (e.g. from v93 to v94). It updates automatically anyway so it doesn't bother you. Give it a try
If you manage Azure/M365 many of the admin sites break if you have "Prevent Cross Site Tracking" turned on. If Safari had a way to turn that off for some sites but on for the rest that would be great. I am sure it will happen...but with the Safari update cycle it could be years from now.
I use Edge on my Mac's, I get bugged maybe once a month. If you were using the Beta or DEV version then use many updates. Switch to the stable version and it will update way less.
Microsoft Edge release schedule | Microsoft Docs
"are willing to sell their privacy away to use Edge or Chrome"
Do people really think that Microsoft is even close to Google when it comes to data collection and privacy issues?????? Have you even checked out the privacy settings in Edge? Nothing like it in Google Chrome.
Microsoft sells software and hardware, Google sells your data. Quite a difference between the two companies.
Apple and Microsoft probably are equal in terms of data collection and usage.
Brave is OK but glitchy as all get out. FireFox, for me, has more issues with websites than Safari does. Its a Chromium world on the web if you want fewer hassles.