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Ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome - Discussion
- Apr 30, 2020
Thanks everyone for sharing your perspective on this topic. It is really helpful to see the sentiments and thoughts towards such a possibility. Please consider this thread closed for now. Stay assured, we are paying attention to everyone's requirements and concerns and are committed to doing the right thing for all of you.
Keith Davis wrote:many of us, myself included still would prefer Chrome for our personal browser.
Why though if I may ask?
I can't speak to why others do, but mine is just a matter of workflow. More importantly, why does it matter? I'm not a fanboy for MS or Google, but I do like Google services more than MS (l use Gmail for my personal email). If I said I wanted to own 2 cars, a Ford and Chevy, why can I not own both?
- HotCakeXApr 18, 2020MVP
Keith Davis wrote:I can't speak to why others do, but mine is just a matter of workflow. More importantly, why does it matter? I'm not a fanboy for MS or Google, but I do like Google services more than MS (l use Gmail for my personal email). If I said I wanted to own 2 cars, a Ford and Chevy, why can I not own both?
Oh alright, so it's a matter of liking a company more than the other. I thought there is some lack of feature, technical problem or reasons of that sort behind it.
- Keith DavisApr 18, 2020Iron Contributor
That's my perception, which might not be yours, but it doesn't mean it's wrong. Why not add Google services to Edge, or at least give the option to do so? Why do we have to have such a siloed environment? Why can't we have both? Can we not have Coke and Pepsi in the same building, for crying out loud!! 🙂
- Mason425Apr 22, 2020Iron Contributor
You are suggesting putting Google in a Microsoft product, not having both browsers on one computer or in the same environment. Having them mixed together is different than in the same place.
- Keith DavisApr 18, 2020Iron Contributor
What really sucks about this conversation is it sounds like a bunch of anti-Google users. I couldn't care less about Google (or MS's) - I use the tool that works best for the job at hand.
- sgilderApr 18, 2020Brass Contributor
I'm not sure everyone here is anti-Google users but they are just questioning to what the point of syncing the settings would be between the two. I think they just do not agree with or believe in Google's privacy and data practices and they are worried about what a sync between the two would entail.
That's why I think if a sync option is to be made it should be an extension that is available in the Play store that will push and pull data from a user's Microsoft Account, to avoid touching Google's services; again just my opinion - who knows if that is even a feasible option or not.
- Keith DavisApr 18, 2020Iron Contributor
What about those of us that do not disagree with Google's privacy practices (or frankly just don't care)?
- HotCakeXApr 18, 2020MVP
Keith Davis wrote:What really sucks about this conversation is it sounds like a bunch of anti-Google users. I couldn't care less about Google (or MS's) - I use the tool that works best for the job at hand.
I feel that's rude to say that.
the conversation obviously doesn't suck.
and each of us wrote legit reasons why we don't want google stuff in Microsoft Edge.
the more important question is, why google doesn't add Microsoft services to their chrome browser.