• nixcamic@lemmy.world
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      If you’re gonna go though the trouble of installing a browser, why switch Microsoft for Google? They’re both evil and Edge actually performs significantly better than Chrome somehow (they’re basically the same I don’t get it).

      Install freaking Firefox.

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        If you’re gonna go though the trouble of installing a browser, why switch Microsoft for Google?

        Exactly I don’t get it, the only explanation I can think of is that they have Chrome on their phone and want to sync it or something?

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          10 months ago

          It’s just momentum. Chrome was THE advised browser for a long time and people are just used to it.

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        Conversely, if they’re both evil, why use Microsoft over Google?

        People have their browser set up the way they want it, and downloading and installing Chrome to have everything sync back and work exactly the way they want things to work takes all of two minutes.

        Why use Edge and spend time and effort to import bookmarks, import passwords, change settings, install extensions etc. only to have the exact same end result that downloading Chrome would have given them in the first place, but with the added annoyance of Microsoft leveraging Edge to nudge them into the Microsoft ecosystem?

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          10 months ago

          Point being that installing Chrome isn’t the “trouble” you’re making it out to be, when switching to Edge comes with zero advantage.

          But you weren’t asking an open ended question anyway, right?

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      10 months ago

      I think lots of people also don’t know how easy it is to migrate all user data between browsers. Also, the added work of changing your phone app is probably too much for the average, comfortable consumer.