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[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't care what browser you use

Also I like Edge. It works great and Google can kiss my butt

[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 43 points 1 year ago

If Google does push web DRM through, edge will surely adopt it. The best time to switch is now and there will no second best time if they actually do it.

[–] Sebeck012@feddit.nl 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Edge is based off chromium, same "engine" that powers Chrome. As most browsers are.

[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, it's basically chrome without the bloat, less spying, and without the prohibition on ad blockers

[–] Faydaikin 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are we talking about the same browser?

Edge has all of those things in spades.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It spies for someone else though

[–] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago

Yeah, great alternative /s

[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Faydaikin 21 points 1 year ago

Oh yes. Just because it's for Microsoft doesn't change Edges purpose. Hell, it's the foremost premise for every newer OS they've released, browser included. There's a reason Microsoft is just "giving upgrades away for free."

[–] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago
[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

less spying

Don't need that if you make the OS.

[–] atyaz@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's fine but the point of the post is that you have to use a non chromium browser to avoid wei. Once it's implemented it's likely that edge and others will have to implement it too.

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[–] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago

No, actually you are kissing googles but every day.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

How big is your truck?

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft is at least as bad as Google and has been for quite a bit longer.

[–] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

Correct. We would not even be here if corporations could be trusted. Everyone needs to get this somehow. Federation (open source project development is kind of federated as well) is the key. Actually, we‘re having the same oppressive authoritarianism that gave birth to federated states. Looks like a pattern.