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Hey, everyone! Thanks so much for this discussion, we've learned a lot from your comments. We'd like to first make it clear that we do not plan to integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default. We are considering including an opt-in experience for users to attach their Google account to Microsoft Edge but are not ready to make a decision on it just yet.
I'd like to take this time to reiterate what Elliot posted back in November: One option available to you today to use a single user identifier across the various services you use is to create a new Microsoft Account using a @gmail address.
As you know, you can currently import your data from Chrome by going to edge://settings/importData. You can also sign into Google websites and remember your password in Microsoft Edge to reduce the number of times you need to sign in. Accessing your Microsoft Edge data on-the-go is easily done by signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account and syncing with Microsoft Edge across other devices and mobile.
As always, we will update here once we have more information. Please continue to provide your feedback and suggestions around this feature; the team will continue to review feedback even if we have moved something to Not Planned.
I'm not saying it has to be mandatory integration, I'm saying that if it lacks the option, it's unusable for a lot of people. Your 99% is biased and, honestly, unreal. Google is ahead of Microsoft in terms of usage so whether you like it or not, you can't simply say "no google in this browser people don't want it" because it is NEEDED.
If there is no option to use it, you're cutting out on the amount of people that can use your browser. For Google this is fine, they have the bulk of the users anyway, they don't have to care, it's not in their interest to play nice. So yes FEW people. If Microsoft wants to put up REAL competition, they have to take that ease of use from Chrome and integrations, or it is simply IMPOSSIBLE from a business standpoint. They have to steal users away and they can't do it by offering less options.
Saying that Edge doesn't support the ecosystem just means Edge can't replace Chrome, which, you know, it's what they were trying to do, creating a browser you can use on it's own.
And yes, Microsoft accounts are generally used in Windows devices, but how many are linked to Google accounts? Because they let you create your account with a Google Email and sync all your Google stuff to your Microsoft account. Organizations still use Google more, look at statistics before you make guesses.
If they instead of targeting your general user go for the tin-foil wearing minorities they will never get the numbers that other browsers have. Edge barely has more usage than IE, coming in at 2% to 5% of the share, although some sites report that IE still has more users than Edge.
It is Microsoft that needs to bend and bring change, not the biggest player in the market. How do you ever suppose that would work? If they follow the decision of not doing it this is as good as finished.
Wake up, either they have the option or this will be just like the current Edge, a tool to install Chrome.
Oh, and if you're not sure: I'm currently consulting for a US based health company that works with Microsoft very heavily and they still use the Chrome browser. Think what you will of that.
For that there is the option to import content, apparently you don't know about that function. If you want to make use of Edge, because it only imports your passwords and favorites from Chrome to Edge, there is no need to start from scratch; it is a wide option that exists in all browsers for a quick migration, after importing your favorites and passwords you can make use of Microsoft Edge with all the important data you have in Chrome; there is no problem with the use you have in your professional or personal life, now both browsers use the same engine.