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Latest Edge Dev installed but only a handful of Store extensions on offer
You can click Learn more after "Allow extensions from other stores", then Chrome Web Store.
BruceRoberts I hear what you say but when I was in software support, I soon learnt that customer reports that they installed X and it broke Y usually turned out to be nothing of the sort. When I speak of overkill on security fears, I always challenge the facts. How many actually suffered more than just inconvenience for example? As a percentage of installations, how many went wrong? I find myself that the fear is worse than the facts and that Microsoft et al are just arse covering and making the consumer suffer for it. That's my personal view anyway.
Microsoft are making a big mistake if they don't pull their finger out and make essential extensions available. In my case I want a translator, one that will translate highlighted text in-situ or a paragraph or an entire page. There are three available for Edge Dev and none of the install pages work! It is vers 78.0.244.0
- Just to clarify one thing. why do you even think Microsoft is the obstacle, why don't you think maybe the developers should come one by one and request to put their extension on Windows store?
it's funny, i've never came across anyone else before who would say that Windows has overkill security. everyone on the Internet are literally nagging about how insecure Windows is and how much one needs 3rd party AVs, even though the truth is Windows Defender at its current state is better than 99% of all AVs.HotCakeX I was trained in Risk Assessment and my point is that many security measures are not based upon risk assessments but upon anecdotal evidence from inexperienced users who clamour for "more security". It is political and arse covering to pander to such ignorant demands. Nothing to do with the real life risks of serious harm. I repeat, it is throwing the baby out with the bathwater syndrome.
