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    Chrome for Android doesn't have extensions, but Edge now has a whole store

    60 points soumikmahato | 13 comments | 14 Mar 25 18:19 UTC | HN request time: 1.079s | source | bottom

    Microsoft edge's latest build version 134.0.3124.57, just added a whole new web-store for Android user unlike google. Extensions are great for adding a tiny bit of functionality to a browsing experience without dedicating an entire app to run in the background. For instance, some users like to use VPNs securely tied in from the browser itself rather than running the full-scale app.
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    account-5 ◴[14 Mar 25 19:27 UTC] No.43366277[source]▶
    I'll be sticking with Firefox, it has extensions and is not owned by an advertising company.
    replies(4): >>43366447 #>>43366466 #>>43366694 #>>43367346 #
    1. CharlesW ◴[14 Mar 25 19:42 UTC] No.43366447[source]▶
    ~75% of Mozilla revenue comes from Google. Edge would be a much safer bet if you don't want a browser funded primarily with ad dollars.
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    2. lxgr ◴[14 Mar 25 20:17 UTC] No.43366813[source]▶
    Have you used Edge? It had clippable discount coupons built-in the last time I did. No thanks.
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    3. oefnak ◴[14 Mar 25 20:49 UTC] No.43367149[source]▶
    That's insane. Edge is one big ad. Have you even ever opened it? Their home page is a tabloid.
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    4. heraldgeezer ◴[14 Mar 25 21:00 UTC] No.43367257[source]▶
    Ever opened a default install of Edge? Shows MSN news, ads, ads posing as news articles, built-in shopping discount coupons etc.

    Yes you can turn all this off, but in default mode it is maddening.

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    5. CharlesW ◴[14 Mar 25 21:08 UTC] No.43367330[source]▶
    Fair enough, but only ~5% of Microsoft revenue comes from ad dollars. It's not clear to me why I should switch to a browser which is funded primarily with ad money vs. just turning off the Edge features I don't like. (FWIW, I used Firefox for many years, and my daily driver is currently Chrome.)
    6. datavirtue ◴[14 Mar 25 21:12 UTC] No.43367354[source]▶
    The productivity loss alone is staggering.
    7. bmacho ◴[14 Mar 25 21:16 UTC] No.43367379[source]▶
    I am using Edge. I don't see any discount coupons. I must have clicked a "no ads pls" buttons somewhere, but now it's good.

    Speaking of adware and spyware, doesn't Firefox still have Google as its default search website? They are not Google, but literally selling you to Google, that's like even worse?

    8. bmacho ◴[14 Mar 25 21:18 UTC] No.43367398[source]▶
    It is configurable, my Edge home page is just a search bar + the weather.
    9. hoistbypetard ◴[14 Mar 25 21:30 UTC] No.43367506[source]▶
    Holy hell. I just opened one because I got a bug report about a page I maintain, and it was absolutely staggering.

    Had I not needed to specifically test Edge on Windows 11, I'd have just pressed and held the power button, then wiped the disk and installed something else if I'd encountered that experience on something I purchased to use for some non-browser-testing productive purpose.

    The funny thing is Chrome is actually made by an advertising company, and it's significantly less aggravating, somehow.

    10. hoistbypetard ◴[14 Mar 25 21:31 UTC] No.43367520[source]▶
    Don't insult tabloids like that. The information content of your average tabloid is much higher.
    11. j_maffe ◴[14 Mar 25 21:41 UTC] No.43367602[source]▶
    You can disable that with a single button press.
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    12. wtallis ◴[14 Mar 25 21:47 UTC] No.43367645{3}[source]▶
    It takes more than one click just to get to the right settings page, and there are numerous anti-features scattered across several settings pages. Cleaning up Edge is way more than one click.
    13. ◴[15 Mar 25 00:31 UTC] No.43368792{3}[source]▶