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

60 points soumikmahato | 5 comments | 14 Mar 25 18:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source

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.
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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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1. 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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2. 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?

3. j_maffe ◴[14 Mar 25 21:41 UTC] No.43367602[source]▶
You can disable that with a single button press.
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4. wtallis ◴[14 Mar 25 21:47 UTC] No.43367645[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.
5. ◴[15 Mar 25 00:31 UTC] No.43368792[source]▶