@cstross

I have "technology" which can run Chrome but not Edge.

@cstross

Microsoft trusts this to do what they want, not what the user wants.

@cstross

Microsoft Edge; a heady mix of Google evilness with the technical prowess of the company that made Internet Explorer 6 and the plagiarism and dodgy knowledge supplied by OpenAI.

@cstross this isn't quite right, in terms of the technology involved.

Edge is built on the Chromium open source project, which is a rendering engine used in Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera and others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)

"The Chromium browser codebase is widely used, so others have made important contributions, most notably Microsoft, Igalia, Yandex, Intel, Samsung, LG, Opera, Vivaldi, and Brave." It's not a vehicle for Google's Corporate Evildoing™ by any means and think that's important.

@cstross

😝😝😝😝🤓

@cstross

Irony is a great quality ;)

@cstross

I like how they fucked up on making a browser so bad for so many years that now they have to put a pop-up to say "It's okay, we barely even made this thing!"

@cstross Which "trust"? To receive additional "telemetry" which "improves" my user experience? Additional spyware? Unwanted remote-backups?

Very strange popup indeed 😅

@cstross

"Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome..."

PASS!!!!

@cstross
If you're still using chrome and you feel like you have moral superiority over those using edge you're a fool

Firefox or bust

@cstross

And (without some pretty serious speleology into the settings) the "new" MS Teams app overrides default browser settings so you always get sent to Edge.

And as a special bonus, it now opens all MS Office documents via the browser (i.e. by default launches Edge) rather than keeping them quarantined inside the terrible app.

@cstross again with the "WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE YOU OUR WEB BROWSER ALREADY???"

We DO use it, ONCE, to install chrome, thats why you put the messages in it to give it a chance first.

@cstross I used edge recently, I trusted it...to download chrome...

I suppose 'trust' in terms of strict definition is just to have a firm belief in the ability, truth or reliability. Doesn't need to be positive. I have a firm belief in Microsoft's ability and reliability. I trust them to make a balls up of <insert MS product>

(Oh and note to firefoxers, I know, but Google already knows everything about me anyway, well maybe not based on the adverts they think I'd be interested in but y'know)

@cstross "The added trust of Microsoft" is precisely why I will never be touching Edge.

Same deal with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux): Why would I pay to take your shitty version hacked up by numbskulls when I can have the real thing for free?