[DISCUSSION] Microsoft Edge - A new start, or IE 12 (and does it even matter)?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Chromace, Sep 22, 2015.

  1. T-S

    T-S MDL Guru

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    If it's a complete browser like the good old Opera 12, why not?

    If it's a joke like edge, clearly no one wants to.
     
  2. Chromace

    Chromace MDL Novice

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    Indeed. Mouse gestures, video downloading, auto-fill...all capable with add-ons. Although I find it a bit strange that web browsers themselves aren't that customisable (that is to say, why aren't they completely skinnable? That'd make for a killer feature).

    Perhaps some people enjoy surfing the web with ads? I can't fault them - those Thai women who-are-definitely-not-fake which plaster the web are surely more interesting than the actual content itself (sarcasm). I'm guessing that it depends on the needs of the user. Just searching the web? No add-ons may be adequate (still, a form of ad-blocking really should be required).
     
  3. WardocsRevenge

    WardocsRevenge MDL Expert

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    i use edge as my main browser =)
     
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  4. coromonadalix

    coromonadalix MDL Senior Member

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    Tried and ditched realy fast, i use waterfox with pluggins, works wonder.
     
  5. elzna

    elzna MDL Senior Member

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    in edge:

    scrolling, not works. feels jumpy
    ad blocker not works, popups on every website.
    hardware acceleration, not works. feels jumpy
    with many tabs, browser lags.
    loads webpages really slow, 10 seconds on a newspaper sites that loads in 2 sec in chrome.
    user interface slow and unresponsive.

    no thank you, my good sir. edge is pure snake oil :mad::mad::mad::mad:
     
  6. zen45

    zen45 MDL Addicted

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    edge locks up when going from one site to another or is slow updating , ive had edge hijacked twice and ms had no answer on how to get my home page back, so for now I will use another browser until they fine tune edge it acts like a beta now o_O