So it's funny that I happened to see this article when I browsed the site today. Yesterday I decided to fire up Edge on my Windows 10 desktop machine (Windows install is the latest 21H1 version from May). I have been using Firefox ever since 2004 or so and have never looked back, since the popular Firefox extension NOSCRIPT is such a wonderful tool in preventing drive-by malware and other forms of adware nonsense, not to mention Firefox's intuitive interface, reliability, performance, and privacy features. I mean, it was hard for me not to like Firefox because of all this. I'm currently using Firefox v92.0 at this very moment.
That said, lately I keep reading about how Edge has improved by an order of magnitude, especially when compared to MS's older browsers like IE. They finally adopted a good engine (Chromium is actually good, it's just that Google then tracks EVERYTHING you do when you use it with Chrome) and the fact that it's built into the OS gives it a huge performance advantage. Think about it. This is why Chrome is so much better on Android and Safari is so much better on iOS.
So yesterday I launched Edge and began to configure it. My machine has version 93.0.961.47 currently, which I believe is the latest at this time. After launching it, I was greeted with some incredibly peppy speed, along with options I never would have imagined, including the official NOSCRIPT extension. Yes, NOSCRIPT not only exists for Edge, but works just the same as it does in Firefox. I also added adblock plus to block the pesky YouTube ads and I'm already loving it.
I have not officially switched to Edge, but I now have it set up as my go-to secondary browser and I have literally put Chrome on the back burner. I used to have Chrome ready for those websites that are coded terribly and only run on Chromium. Now I'll just use Edge for that, especially since MS INSISTS on opening some internal hyperlinks in Edge no matter which browser is set to default. I don't like MS's tactics in getting you to switch, but I have to say they are FINALLY sporting a great browser with their OS. For those of you on the fence, give the latest version of MS Edge a try. I'm telling you, it's that good. I may end up switching over to Edge as my primary browser if Mozilla doesn't start innovating a little more with Firefox, but as it stands Firefox still has me for the time being.
