Post #2415069
2026-04-03 09:20 UTC
In fear of playing devils advocate a little bit:
Edge is not a shitty browser. Ad-infested, controlling, overwhelming, disrespectful, annoying yes. But not shitty.
It’s chromium-based so it’s quite fast and secure (unlike Internet Explorer that everyone loved back in the day) and it integrates well with the overall OS.
I wouldn’t use Edge, but it’s a decent default if you’re okay accepting Windows antics or too young to remember for how long Microsoft has been desperately trying to play catch up and failing.
It’s an opinion, don’t kill me. 😶🌫️
Edit: unrelated to the topic, but I’d like to thank everyone for not downvoting me for wrong think like what would happen on that other platform. Why is this community so nice? 😭
Replies (4)
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@5715@feddit.org 2026-04-03 09:27
I’d argue that those behaviours are what make the browser shitty.
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@nil@piefed.ca 2026-04-03 09:33
It’s not shitty, it’s shit.
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@crandlecan@mander.xyz 2026-04-03 11:07
Edge quickly became my main browser. Its Tab Groups are borderline genius.
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-04-03 11:42
I used it for a little bit years ago after it switched to a chromium engine. It was fine.