MS EDGE "You have been warned"
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Microsoft Edge will now warn users about the dangers of downloading Google Chrome
Pop-ups range from straightforward to cheeky. One calls Chrome "so 2008."
ANDREW CUNNINGHAM - 12/2/2021, 2:20 PMMicrosoft Edge will now warn users about the dangers of downloading Google Chrome
I like Microsoft Edge. But if it doesn’t get less annoying, I’ll switch again
If you're a Google Chrome user setting up a new Windows PC, the most important feature of Microsoft Edge is the ability to download Chrome. Microsoft is apparently aware of this behavior and is doing something about it: Neowin has spotted new Edge pop-ups that specifically try to dissuade users from downloading and installing Chrome, a change that I promise I didn't know about when I wrote about Microsoft's annoying promotion of Microsoft Edge literally yesterday. -
Not really 'NEWS' and not "IT Discussion" but reading this had me laughing... MS For the win...
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I rather like and applaud this quote from an article just two days ago:
'''And the incessant reminders to switch to Edge and to use Bing, even when you are already choosing to use Edge in the first place, signals a fundamental lack of respect for the user's preferences and their ability to make their own decisions.'''
I like Microsoft Edge. But if it doesn’t get less annoying, I’ll switch again
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Just go to ninite.com and download the chrome installer. Or, if you are me, go to the shared folder where that installer lives, no Edge use required.
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Saved the choco installer and then install everything including Chrome from there… haven’t used ninite in years.
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Will have to see what happens on my next few machines I set up.
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I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
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@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
What's your preferred browser?
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@rojoloco said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
What's your preferred browser?
Not Google Chrome.
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@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@rojoloco said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
What's your preferred browser?
Not Google Chrome.
Great answer, very helpful.
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Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
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@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Had that thought as well when I read the OP. If true, it is pretty ballsy when your browser is based on the Chromium platform.
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@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Google Chrome != Chromium
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I find that all of the browsers are annoying in their own way. So I just bounce between them when I get annoyed with Edge, I switch to Chrome... When I get annoyed with Chrome, I switch to Firefox (Vivaldi, Brave, and the others).... etc, etc, ad nauseum on my PC. On my mobiles, I tend to stick with defaults most of the time.
I haven't really found a browser that I REALLY like using in a long time... and they all update at such a frantic pace these days, It's hard to tell which one I want to use today.
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@dafyre said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I find that all of the browsers are annoying in their own way. So I just bounce between them when I get annoyed with Edge, I switch to Chrome... When I get annoyed with Chrome, I switch to Firefox (Vivaldi, Brave, and the others).... etc, etc, ad nauseum on my PC. On my mobiles, I tend to stick with defaults most of the time.
I haven't really found a browser that I REALLY like using in a long time... and they all update at such a frantic pace these days, It's hard to tell which one I want to use today.
yeah, and most of the updates are just crap!
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@dashrender said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@dafyre said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I find that all of the browsers are annoying in their own way. So I just bounce between them when I get annoyed with Edge, I switch to Chrome... When I get annoyed with Chrome, I switch to Firefox (Vivaldi, Brave, and the others).... etc, etc, ad nauseum on my PC. On my mobiles, I tend to stick with defaults most of the time.
I haven't really found a browser that I REALLY like using in a long time... and they all update at such a frantic pace these days, It's hard to tell which one I want to use today.
yeah, and most of the updates are just crap!
Yeah. I get to stay at least partially current with the various big ones. Running Edge & FF on my officemachine. Edge & Chrome on my home laptop, Konqueror and Firefox on my home "server".
Shoot... I need to go install Safari on everything now, lol.
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@dafyre said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Shoot... I need to go install Safari on everything now, lol.
Gawd - why even say that?
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@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Google Chrome != Chromium
Chrome = using Chromium engine.
Edge = Using Chromium engine.The Chromium codebase is widely used. Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, Opera, and many other browsers are based on the code. Moreover, significant portions of the code are used by several app frameworks.
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@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Google Chrome != Chromium
Chrome = using Chromium engine.
Edge = Using Chromium engine.The Chromium codebase is widely used. Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, Opera, and many other browsers are based on the code. Moreover, significant portions of the code are used by several app frameworks.
Everybody here knows what Chromium is and which browsers are based on it.
However, Google Chrome (yes, based on Chromium, as the world is well aware) is proprietary and is just a sick piece of garbage... what Google does with it.
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@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
However, Google Chrome (yes, based on Chromium, as the world is well aware) is proprietary and is just a sick piece of garbage... what Google does with it.
So much this.
