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Ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome - Discussion
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.
Perhaps MS could contribute code to the xBrowserSync project on GitHub to help ramp up its Edge/Chromium support. Right now, their FAQ says Edge support due in v1.6.0, but they're only on v1.1.12 at the moment.
I love the fact that xBrowserSync lets anyone host a public sync service--or run a private one for themselves--no Google/MS/etc. account required! It even respects the browser's built-in bookmarks UI, and adds notes, tags, and search to boot. This is a terrific solution, from a user perspective. Check it out!
So really, the solution's already there. It just needs a bit of help to get the Edge support done sooner.
This would be a win-win-win for the Edge community, xBrowserSync, and MS.
Lastly, I think a non-affiliated, OSS sync solution would make it much easier for people to switch to Edge. For instance, I still use Chrome quite a bit and it remains the source of truth for my bookmarks. Having to keep importing bookmarks to Edge is an obstacle, and it means I can't really use Edge to add bookmarks. It forces me into an all-or-nothing choice, or worse: bookmarks scattered across browsers!
P.S. They could also use help getting an iOS solution out--right now they only have an Andriod app.