Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC

https://piefed.ca/c/technology/p/637174/microsoft-wants-edge-to-automatically-open-by-default-every-time-you-turn-on-your-windows-1

Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC

When will they ever learn?

Even non-techies know how and want to install a different browser, how many decades more will they try this pressure fueling of their shitty browser?

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). I wouldn’t use Edge, but it’s a decent default if you’re okay accepting Windows antics.

It’s an opinion, don’t kill me. 😶‍🌫️

Edge quickly became my main browser. Its Tab Groups are borderline genius.

Firefox has tab groups, tab notes, tab categories, vertical tabs

Only thing is missing integration with teams and outlook.

It’s a shame Firefox’s tab groups are quite bad at what their supposed to do and their colour schemes are quite obnoxious.
I haven’t used edge. Could you tell me what I’m missing out on?

I don’t use edge either. I’m comparing it to chrome.

On Firefox, for some reason, the tab and tab text colours are as if you had high contrast theme on. They are horrible to look at.

There are also a bunch of small, but over all annoying, QoL features missing. For example when you have a tab open from a tab group and you click the tab group to minimise it, it doesn’t minimise the tab you have selected.

Just small things like that. It just feels unfinished.