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Edge Needs to Not Repeat MS History
Google is forcing Google sign in, Apple is forcing Apple ID sign in. so you can't blame Microsoft for requiring Microsoft sign in.
Also Edge IS already multi platform. it's released for Mac, IOS, Android, Windows and they have plans to release it for Linux too.
HotCakeX "Google is forcing Google sign in, Apple is forcing Apple ID sign in. so you can't blame Microsoft for requiring Microsoft sign in."
Microsoft seems to be headed in the direction of locking Windows into the Microsoft ecosystem, just as (and for the same reason that) ChromeOS and iOS/MacOS are currently locked down to force users into the Google and Apple ecosystems.
Edge, cross-platform or not, is but a cog in the machine, serving primarily as a gateway to the Microsoft ecosystem, just as Chrome does for the Google ecosystem. As Microsoft moves in the direction of DaaS, Edge will become increasingly critical as both gateway and delivery mechanism.
I can see the advantages of an environment where a consumer turns on his/her/their desktop/laptop or other device and is instantly (more or less) connected to a cloud-based interface/ecosystem that is consistent across all the user's devices at minimal cost (say $25-50 per device per year), but I personally think that both OS lock-down and DaaS will be a net loss for many users.
- Okay so I think this would sound better:
Microsoft should be still the only company that keeps Edge user data, but they can create a container or web application for authenticating users to access their container on Microsoft servers using 3rd party credentials. you know what I mean?