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[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

I don't care what browser you use

Also I like Edge. It works great and Google can kiss my butt

[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 59 points 2 years ago

If Google does push web DRM through, edge will surely adopt it. The best time to switch is now and there will no second best time if they actually do it.

[-] Sebeck012@feddit.nl 52 points 2 years ago

Edge is based off chromium, same "engine" that powers Chrome. As most browsers are.

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's basically chrome without the bloat, less spying, and without the prohibition on ad blockers

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 52 points 2 years ago

Are we talking about the same browser?

Edge has all of those things in spades.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 24 points 2 years ago

It spies for someone else though

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 years ago

Yeah, great alternative /s

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago
[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 20 points 2 years ago

Oh yes. Just because it's for Microsoft doesn't change Edges purpose. Hell, it's the foremost premise for every newer OS they've released, browser included. There's a reason Microsoft is just "giving upgrades away for free."

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 years ago
[-] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago

less spying

Don't need that if you make the OS.

[-] atyaz@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago

That's fine but the point of the post is that you have to use a non chromium browser to avoid wei. Once it's implemented it's likely that edge and others will have to implement it too.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 years ago

No, actually you are kissing googles but every day.

[-] TheObserver@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Lmfao. Bro edge is chromium my guy. You just switched from one skin to another is all. It's all the same under the hood🤣

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. It's chromium. It's based on the open source base engine for Chrome. Which means, it has all the benefits of Chrome without the Google bullshit.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Always amazing how much people can know without actually „getting it“. Just use firefox. You don’t get anything for „winning“ on a technicality. Just leave it be.

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[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

Chromium is not free of Google's bullshit. Chromium development is under direct control of Google.

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[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

from the first sentence on the wikipedia page: Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, mainly developed and maintained by Google.

[-] tool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lmfao. Bro edge is chromium my guy. You just switched from one skin to another is all. It's all the same under the hood🤣

They are definitely not all the same, and Vivaldi is a fantastic example of that. Just because it's Chromium-based doesn't mean it's chock full of bullshit and a Chrome reskin, it just means that it most likely is. Vivaldi definitely isn't.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago

How big is your truck?

[-] YoungBelden@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As Chromium monopolizes the market they're able to push anti-user updates because sites don't care. It's down to Firefox or Chromium-based browsers. Firefox is basically the only thing that's kept Chrome from straight up removing adblocking capability and the like.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

Correct. The real problem is allowing monopolies in the first place.

[-] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

Microsoft is at least as bad as Google and has been for quite a bit longer.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 years ago

Correct. We would not even be here if corporations could be trusted. Everyone needs to get this somehow. Federation (open source project development is kind of federated as well) is the key. Actually, we‘re having the same oppressive authoritarianism that gave birth to federated states. Looks like a pattern.

[-] nxfsi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

That's one of the smaller problems...

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Edge does have a nice pdf reader

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

The proverbial ice cram sticker on the windowless truck.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Have you tried the one recently implemented in Firefox? I'm not sure about Edge, but it's much better than Chrome's. I rarely have to use anything else.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Not much, but I don't see a full markup feature. That's what I really like about edge.

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