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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.
This is the reason why Google sign in is Not needed.
there are at the very least over 3 Billions Microsoft account! that's half of the Earth population.
(that report is from the beginning of 2019, by now, at the end of 2019, numbers are way higher)
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/securityinsights/identity
There is definitely no shortage of Microsoft accounts. so if anything is going to happen, it should be on Google's side letting Chrome users be able to sign into Chrome browser using Microsoft account.
HotCakeX it comes down to a fanboy vs a general user perspective. i admin both gsuit and office. clearly HotCakeX doesn't have any experience with google products and services.
Yes i hate google for their data mining, but what do most end users use? i argue that most MS accounts are created only because people dont know how to avoid it when setting up a new pc. and most are prolly made with a gmail adress.
as for Word- they better get it improved to catch up to the features of google docs. i would be most happy if sign in with a google account was possible, but google services was OPTIONAL. Thankfully Microsoft finally seems to be learning that open source and flexibility are the way to go.
Bing Search, Cortana, bing maps can starve. What can replace google photos, google maps, and most importantly google Meet? IJW. it would be great to have a browser that would suit both worlds. I like my cake and icing 🙂 the numbers you threw around are pretty skewed. More than 60% of mid-sized U.S. companies use Gmail and 92 percent of startups.
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ightNOWboy wrote:HotCakeX it comes down to a fanboy vs a general user perspective. i admin both gsuit and office. clearly HotCakeX doesn't have any experience with google products and services.
Yes i hate google for their data mining, but what do most end users use? i argue that most MS accounts are created only because people dont know how to avoid it when setting up a new pc. and most are prolly made with a gmail adress.
as for Word- they better get it improved to catch up to the features of google docs. i would be most happy if sign in with a google account was possible, but google services was OPTIONAL. Thankfully Microsoft finally seems to be learning that open source and flexibility are the way to go.
Bing Search, Cortana, bing maps can starve. What can replace google photos, google maps, and most importantly google Meet? IJW. it would be great to have a browser that would suit both worlds. I like my cake and icing 🙂 the numbers you threw around are pretty skewed. More than 60% of mid-sized U.S. companies use Gmail and 92 percent of startups (shuttlecloud.com)
Lots of assumptions there ^^
I have equal experience both from Google and Microsoft products.
Microsoft provides far more valuable services than Google does, on average, for people. the Hotmail, Windows Live messenger, Skype etc. they are popular services that have been around for years.
Gmail has no advantage over Outlook or Hotmail, but it is true the other way around.
Gmail is nothing special, there are Icloud emails, Yahoo emails etc that are equally popular.
Google meet? Meet Now (which is by default available in Windows 10 latest version) and in Skype.
also there is Microsoft Teams, which is a a beast on its own.
these aren't related to the topic anyway but I could go on.
- maybe i didn't make it clear how its related; if more than sixty percent of people are using google services, wouldn't it make sense to accommodate them to get more marketshare? i would use it. more market share equals better browser and vice vs.
"Gmail is nothing special, there are Icloud emails, Yahoo emails etc that are equally popular." -fanboy perspective. not even close. businesses will go where they get what they want. many businesses use Gsuit with their domain. look at browser market share. that's hard to deny. its great that windows goes chromium, now my websites take less work. on the other hand, i definitely want to use it without google's services as well
- I personally believe we don't need to do anything with Google/worldslargestdataminers. Having Google allow users to sign in with their Microsoft accounts is the same as allow users to sign into MS with their Google accounts. Your giving Google your info.... Your giving Google your MS login info and anything else they can link to that from you and of you..... Your handing Google permission to have Your MS login ...... Do you Really want Google to have that???? And if you think your login is going to be safe with Google, you really need to think on it.. We're talking about the worlds largest data miner sell your soul for a buck Google......... NO Thanks! I'd rather stay as far as I can from allowing them any access......
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Dennis5mile- First and foremost, Microsoft taught Google EVERYTHING they know. The things Google use now, Microsoft invented. Every single update you do to Windows mines more information about your activities than Google does in an entire year. They have embedded ads and third party software directly into the OS. They are now adding more ads to their basic OS apps.
If you use office 365 they FORCE you to use Bing instead of Google as your search engine. And in order to change that, you have to go deep into settings to change it.
The difference between Google and Microsoft? Microsoft has had about 2 decades longer to perfect hiding their activities and an insanely larger market share. Nobody cares what Linux users are doing. They account for less than 2% of the market share and by your claim use a browser with major security and compatibility issues. So I care even less about what they have to say.
I'm not defending Google (or Microsoft), but if you're that concerned about privacy, yet you continue to use Microsoft products you are either in denial or of sub-par intelligence.ChipBoundary Good point! I have a hunch that privacy exists more in our imaginations than in reality. I am always amused by those who seem highly concerned about Microsoft or Google gathering data from their email messages or search histories, but seem quite comfortable sharing their life stories on Facebook! LOL And, of course, some of the posters here are probably not old enough to know about the stunts Microsoft used to pull to kill off competition. MS used to spend a lot of time in court, didn't they?
To the point of this discussion, though, I like the new Edge, and am using it as my default browser and, yes, I am still a Google user. Everything works just fine. I have a Chromebook that I use infrequently when I travel, and it doesn't really matter that much that it won't sync with my Edge stuff. But I don't really understand the objections people have to the concept of being able to sync Edge with a Google account. After all, one of the big advantages of the new Edge is its ability to use the Chrome Web Store. Are the people objecting to integration with Google accounts also objecting to the use of Google's Chrome Web Store services? I don't think so. Anyway, it was just a thought, and I didn't mean to stir up a lot of US vs THEM arguments.
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my 20cents as well. so now we got 40cents! ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つToday i was reading this article on the Guardian with the title "How do I protect my online privacy from 'surveillance capitalism'?"
it mentions some great relatable points such as:
- Google pioneered surveillance capitalism and it still dominates the market. According to Ghostery privacy extension-maker Cliqz, quoted in BOWM, Google collects data on more than 80% of measured web traffic, which is far more than Facebook or anybody else. It’s not enough to avoid Chrome and Google’s web properties because its trackers are on most other popular sites as well.
- Microsoft has put a lot of effort into de-Googling the Chromium code. Microsoft may get some personal data in return, but I already use Windows 10, Defender, Outlook, OneDrive and Microsoft Office as a paying customer, not as an unwilling victim. Also, Microsoft’s business is based on selling software and services, not, like Google’s, on surveillance. People who disagree are welcome to use Linux (free) or buy a Mac (expensive), but the US Defense Department and most major corporations are using Windows 10.
