Microsoft Edge UI Now 40% Faster on Average, Key UI Elements Load Up to 4x Quicker

[Dr. Dro]

It isn't.


To be honest, the privacy controversy is blown way out of proportion. Mozilla has many faults (privacy wise, and with their handling -or lackthereof- of the public's ire), but people tend to forget that Firefox exists in a market and era defined by -often intentionally- convoluted legalise, and regulations that require such scary looking text. Not to mention the state of the internet itself.
The reason FF is trailing in marketshare isn't necessarily that it's a bad product. If Mozilla was half as vile as Google or Microsoft, I dare say they would be in a far better position today.
You don't see everyone using Librewolf or Ungoogled Chromium because privacy extremism doesn't sell even for the total price of zero.

Firefox is always dead last in pretty much every HTML and web scripting benchmark, no matter the host machine's spec, though. It's shtick is that it was extensible, and that Mozilla embodied the spirit of open source - all are welcome, nobody to pry, nobody to tell. This no longer exists, even in the FOSS world anymore. I'm only not going into depth to respect the no politics rule of the forum.

 

[Caring1]

I'd rather use IE8 than Firefox.

We wont judge you for your S&M kink.

 

[Rightness_1]

Microsoft should focus on getting windows 40% more performant, especially the UI. Their focus is all over the place, and not on logical things at all.

 

[Shihab]

Firefox is always dead last in pretty much every HTML and web scripting benchmark, no matter the host machine's spec, though. It's shtick is that it was extensible, and that Mozilla embodied the spirit of open source - all are welcome, nobody to pry, nobody to tell. This no longer exists, even in the FOSS world anymore. I'm only not going into depth to respect the no politics rule of the forum.

Again, it is not "slow as molasses." And it's definitely not always dead last, it does edge ahead in some benchmarks. But that's not what I was going for. Synthetic benchmarks are nice, but having an n% slower "score" does not translate to practical and perceivable speed difference.

There are no doubt some issues with sites implicitly (or explicitly. Staring at you, Youtube) favouring chromium over ff, but A. This is not the norm. And B. this counts for FF, not against it. Monopoly is bad, and all that.

Mozilla is very flawed, but they would need to pull a PRISM-grade scandal to even come close to Google, Microsoft, and co. Netizens should be critical of them, but let's at least first take a look at these mires we call markets that we've driven ourselves into.

Edit: Speaking of forum rules, I really need to stop derailing threads. :|

 

[A&P211]

My input? Edge is the very first thing I forcibly remove from my Windows install. This news doesn't change that.

I dont remove it in case some websites, like a bank website, doesn't play along with firefox. I dont remove it, I just dont update it.

 

[Rafi2022]

Can you write instructions down here on how to do it, because I deleted its folders, but on one of my systems I still see it in task manager and how it tries to install itself?

GitHub - ShadowWhisperer/Remove-MS-Edge: Uninstall Microsoft Edge silently, through an executable or batch script.

Uninstall Microsoft Edge silently, through an executable or batch script. - ShadowWhisperer/Remove-MS-Edge

github.com

 

[star-affinity]

Wonder if that improvement is for Windows only or MacOS too?
I guess I can download and try…

 

[redeye]

I'd rather use IE8 than Firefox.

why, may i ask?

I suppose using what you [are forced to] have around is a sensible approach, but did you ever consider masochism Ungoogled Chromium or even vanilla Chromium?

no. Firefox is preinstalled on linux, so i am use to it. installing Chrome or Chromium, to much trouble for any benefits i might get.

i just decided to use Edge for “DualShock calibration GUI”… i use google search in safari and firefox, so google “knows” me… lol.
so given a choice i will not use Chrome.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I dont remove it in case some websites, like a bank website, doesn't play along with firefox.

That's when you use Brave or Iron or something else NOT made by microsoft and tightly integrated into the OS in a way that is designed to intrude on your privacy.

GitHub - ShadowWhisperer/Remove-MS-Edge: Uninstall Microsoft Edge silently, through an executable or batch script.

Uninstall Microsoft Edge silently, through an executable or batch script. - ShadowWhisperer/Remove-MS-Edge

github.com

I use the portable version of CCleaner to do it, but that works too!

 

[A&P211]

That's when you use Brave or Iron or something else NOT made by microsoft and tightly integrated into the OS in a way that is designed to intrude on your privacy.


I use the portable version of CCleaner to do it, but that works too!

You might not trust Edge, but I dont trust ccleaner.

 

[lexluthermiester]

You might not trust Edge, but I dont trust ccleaner.

There's a difference between microsoft being very untrustworthy in an ongoing basis and the folks at CCleaner having made a mistake over 10 years ago. One must choose one's battle carefully.
EDIT: Also, I specifically stated the portable version, not the installed version. The portable version runs as is described, portable. Nothing is installed or alters your Windows config in any way you do not choose.

 

[A&P211]

There's a difference between microsoft being very untrustworthy in an ongoing basis and the folks at CCleaner having made a mistake over 10 years ago. One must choose one's battle carefully.
EDIT: Also, I specifically stated the portable version, not the installed version. The portable version runs as is described, portable. Nothing is installed or alters your Windows config in any way you do not choose.

The portable version works on PC?

 

[lexluthermiester]

The portable version works on PC?

You might confusing the mobile version intended for phones and tablets with the portable version of the PC app which runs in-place from where-ever it's placed and needs no installation.

Download CCleaner builds | CCleaner Portable, Slim, and more

Download the latest build of CCleaner for FREE. Clean your PC of temporary files, tracking cookies, browser junk and more!

www.ccleaner.com

Scroll down and you'll see it.

 

[Athlonite]

The only thing Edge is good for is downloading the Browser you really want to use after that it's abandonware so it really doesn't matter how fast they make the UI it'll never be used again

 

[chrcoluk]

All they need to do is make it either a firefox fork, or their own code, then I might consider it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

All they need to do is make it either a firefox fork, or their own code, then I might consider it.

Not me. If it's from microsoft, it's a browser I will not use.

 

[texh]

Firefox is what I've been using, so no thanks MS

 

[Athlonite]

All they need to do is make it either a firefox fork, or their own code, then I might consider it.

No thanks I'll stick to Vivaldi