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Microsoft is trying a new way to stop users from downloading Google Chrome. If you open the Chrome download page in Microsoft Edge, you may see a new banner at the top. This version looks different from the usual prompts that ask users to stay with Edge.

I'm curious, what if I download Firefox from Edge? 🤔

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I prefer Edge over Chrome, and if I had to choose one, Edge is definitely better. But gladly I don't have to choose one and never will. Been with Vivaldi for years after switching off FF.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Could you tell me what you like about Vivaldi over Firefox? Or what advantages it has? Genuinely curious.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's just a lot of thought put in for the user. Excellent UI and productivity features, so much customisability. It's super fast and light. Then there's built in blockers, VPN, all the usual. To top it all off, it's made by a small group of Norwegians that hate corporate control and love an open and free internet. They even have their own fediverse instances.

After I had spent an hour going down the rabbit hole of tweaking every UI element so the browser was now my browser, I was hooked. I still have to use Firefox at work, but I now find it intrusive, sluggish, and crude. I also hate having to restart it for updates lol.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

I'm not the person you were replying to, but I enjoy Vivaldi's tab grouping and window splitting features, specifically. The fact that they haven't been actively trying to shove AI down my throat is also a plus.