To do so, the company has implemented another measure to discourage users from downloading Chrome. Of course, Microsoft desperately wants everyone to use Edge properly, rather than just as a conduit for another Browser. It’s been a trend that started since the Internet Explorer days. Users all over the world use Microsoft Edge only to download Google Chrome. If Edge is as good as Microsoft thinks it is, users need to be free to discover that for themselves.It’s a meme by now. But you know what they say about loving something and setting it free. Microsoft is correct that users really should give Edge a shot, and not stick with Chrome simply out of habit. Chrome came by its popularity honestly, and if users want to stick with it, that’s their prerogative. It doesn’t tell you which programs to run, or how you should manage your online resources. Windows isn’t a walled garden, like macOS.
But you know what? That’s the beauty of a Windows PC. Granted, a lot of users are going to stick with Chrome no matter what, simply because they’ve become so familiar with it. Now that Edge runs on Chromium, you can essentially transfer every feature you love from Chrome right over. Microsoft is currently making streamed Xbox games look better in Edge. In our tests, Edge routinely performs better than Chrome in terms of resource management, to say nothing of speed or reliability. Taken on its own merits, Edge is an excellent browser, and arguably better than Chrome. What makes Microsoft’s insistence on Edge so frustrating is that the company doesn’t need to use these hard-sell tactics. Microsoft made it even harder to avoid the Edge browser in Windows 11, actively shutting down fan-made workarounds that let Windows 11 users select their own browser to open system-level web links, rather than forcing them to open in Edge.
It’s a tiresome process, particularly if you’re already well-versed in the differences between the two programs. If you try to switch your default browser to Chrome, Windows will exhort you to check out Edge first. It's even more painful knowing Chrome is bringing features to help online shoppers save money. Recall, too, that Microsoft already makes it a pain to switch to Chrome after you’ve installed the program. I was able to replicate Neowin’s findings, so it seems like Microsoft is going all-in on the “shaming its users” strategy. C'mon Microsoft, you don't need Bing to warn people away from even searching for Chrome (Image credit: Future)
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