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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.
I don't really have any problems with Google, but I have always preferred Microsoft's Edge over Google's Chrome. I just trust and prefer Microsoft browsers. And with that being said, I like Microsoft browsers just as they are and have always been, not with Google features. Can't people just use one browser? I am under the impression that the people wanting the ongoing sync are using both Edge and Chrome, and more specifically, it seems like they are Chrome users just using Edge on the side without actually using the browser as their main browser. So why are people who plan to use mainly Chrome affecting what the new Edge will be like? Again I don't really have any problems with Google. I use a Google Pixel phone, use Gmail as my main email, and use Google workspaces for school (this is really only because that is what my school usually wants each assignment done on). I just don't really trust Chrome as much as Microsoft Edge. I can still easily get to any Google stuff in Edge (if I absolutely need to) without Google services being in the browser itself. But just to be clear, I like the Microsoft company and services more than Google. I really like Windows computers (in fact, I will never use another operating system), I really like Xbox, and more importantly, I trust Microsoft the most with safety. I also rather Bing over the Google search engine (which may be a controversial opinion to some people). I just use Gmail as my main email because of how it has such good cross device compatibility. I just view Microsoft as a better and more trustworthy company. Just to prove my point Google had to make a "Don't be evil" motto, and I don't particularly trust what Google does with my information. So Google has a good and bad side, but I haven't ever seen any reason not to trust Microsoft, so I prefer Microsoft as a whole. Google isn't bad but there are some areas where Google is a little sketchy, so again I am absolutely team Microsoft here. I don't hate Google, but I prefer Microsoft.
I see Microsoft as on the side of privacy and safety. I see Google as on the side of only caring about their own business and doing whatever they please with the information people trust them with. So like HotCakeX said, if caring about privacy and security means being anti-Google, then I will proudly say that I am anti-Google.
- Mason425Apr 18, 2020Iron Contributor
I am actually very excited about where Microsoft is heading right now. If they push for more cross-device compatibility then I might finally be able to move away from Google. If Microsoft would improve the free online stuff for Office, then I will be very happy to move away from Google work spaces. If Microsoft had an online based email thing like Yahoo and Google, then I would gladly leave Google behind in the dust. My school district might even switch over to Microsoft services rather than Gmail and Google work spaces. Cross-device compatibility is very important, and unfortunately Google is at the top of that mountain, so for now I will have to use Gmail and Google Work Spaces.
When I say Google Work Spaces, I mean Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, etc.
- HotCakeXApr 18, 2020MVP
I'm gonna be 100% true, the only reason i have a Google account is for YouTube, watching videos, subscriptions list, and recommendations
"If Microsoft had an online based email thing like Yahoo and Google,"
Microsoft Outlook at Outlook.comit's more feature rich than Gmail or yahoo.