I prefer to leave edge never clicked by using winget. It comes default on Win 11 (Most likely new install, not an advertisement for that dumpster fire). For windows 10 you can use the Microsoft Store to install AppInstaller which will get you winget. Winget is a MS product.
I mainly like doing this because Edge does a bunch of setup when clicked for the first time. This avoids all that.
winget install --id=Google.Chrome -eOr you can ever do slightly prevent the backslide in marketshare for Firefox.
winget install --id=Mozilla.Firefox -eJust run powershell or windows terminal and use those commands and you can leave edge where it belongs.
More info here. https://winstall.app/apps/Mozilla.Firefox https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-winget
Since I hardly use the ms store, you can get rid of it:
winget source delete msstoreand then just runwinget install chromeorwinget install firefoxWinget is pretty cool, but I’m not sure how it works exactly. The package sourcing, like anything Microsoft does is a bit sus and I’m worried it’s crowdsourced.
It’s great for passively checking for new versions of most software you got installed, won’t argue with that.
Could also use scoop, but people get a little nervous running random powershell scripts off the internet. I have no fear of it. Scoop is also excellent for people with a little more tech savvy.
It’s like a more curated AUR. Winget looks up the manifest (
PKGBUILDequivalent) from its repo and executes its instructions. It usually downloads an installer, then executes it silently. The binaries may or may not be validated by Winget, and are mostly blobs, so exercise as much caution as with the AUR.
I think I am okay with this popup, I mean they are asking whats wrong with their product. They arent trying to break something in Chrome or like that.
If Edge stops forcing everyone with their “new and improved AI powered…” stuff, it is better than Chrome.
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I think it’s a bit more invasive of a browser to inject shit depending on the sites I visit.
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
I care about anticompetitive behavior from tech companies
I miss when MS used to be punished for these kinds of blatantly monopolistic practices.
I miss when antitrust actually existed
But Google is the market leader and has the same practices, why are you only asking for MS to be punished? Google is just as shady.
Huh? Where did I say anything like that?
Why downloading chrome when you are using edge? Download Firefox.
This is the way, or even better use LibreWolf
I need chrome to download firefox
And then use Firefox to download Lynx.
Nah. I’d rather download another browser (besides chrome of course)
Nearly all are chrome under the hood. What’s your alternative?
*chromium, not Google Chrome
Firefox?
Well yeah but the comment I was responding to said, Firefox? Nah. I’m wondering what alternative to Firefox they would choose that is not chromium based.
Such as…
webkit based thing?
This comment has turned into a massive downvote farm simply because I’m saying that I use Edge… but it’s probably not for long.
Just hit that button already.
The tragedy of edge is that it is technically a fantastic browser for windows but made by Microsoft.
Just thinking about the engineers that built such great memory management and security features that no other browser has just to have the marketing guy come in and say ‘yeah put these three layers of bloat on top oh and don’t forget to add the new backdoor we need…’ only to see that all their work is basically a tech meme…
I guess they must get home and cry while hugging their stock options and 300k/y contract the poor guys…
The first sentence is the most fantastical example of circular reasoning I’ve ever seen!
Windows users really do all live in denial.
Those guys all got Balmered or something because Edge is now Chromium based.
But edge is much better than chrome, was the only browser I could keep open while emulating switch games. If you are going to use a chromium fork instead of Firefox, at least use edge.
I love Edge so I never get this pop up.
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you forgot the “/s”.
who would love giving all their data to a chrome re-skinned by Microsoft.
I do, I love it that Microsoft have all my data. It makes my life easier.
Cursed
You have to really love it, you can’t just pretend
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They are BASICALLY the same, only difference is whom they send your data to.
I’m not trying to defend Google here, but I use Edge every day for work, and it’s definitely not as good as Chrome or Firefox. Both Chrome and Edge are based on Chromium, so core functionality is the same, but Edge has no shortage of crappy annoying changes that make it frustrating to use.
preach brother, firefox always looking for ways to improve and offer you a chance to take control to do it your way.
Overly controlling bf
You’d rather leave your bf without telling him why?
Reminds me a bit of that scene in “2001 - A Space Odyssey” where Bowman unplugs HALs memory modules, and HAL begs him not to do that.
Firefox or Brave for the win. Edge and Chrome are equally bloat/spyware.
Honestly Edge might be better at this point but it really doesn’t matter. Google won the browser war years ago and people have too much inertia to care
The stupid sidebar on the right is reason enough for me, but I also want an adblocker that’s not crippled.
