Forum Discussion
Top feedback summary for September 10
1. When testing products it is more effective to have control groups. So developers can identify the cause of bugs or performance degradation over a vast number of devices and configurations comparatively effectively and hassle-free.
2.Removing or failing to add Google integration options will shy away a vast majority of probable Edge-Chromium users thus preventing it from becoming a mainstream browser with enough market share to challenge or compete with already dominant Google Chrome and avoid becoming a another spectacular edge experiment that failed to deliver.
3.Whether you like Google or not it should be a personal preference which each user must decide him/herself. There is a saying "Choose the battles that you can win." and another "Show your teeth if only you can bite." I think new Edge-Chromium developers know and follow those very well.
4. For your information I strongly dislike Google myself but have to use Google services out of no choice since competitors lack features or global support. Gap is big enough for average user to have no option but stick with Google. I tried years resisting but had to give in like other failed Microsoft experiments. (Windows Phone .etc) I think essential to success of new Edge is applicability to diverse global web community. Feature lack web browser will hardly a incentive in that direction.
I just don't understand this wish to be able to login to Edge with a Google account. I have Edge set to save passwords and login automatically, as I have set in Firefox (the browser I actually use,as Edge is missing several features I need ATM) and Google Chrome. In both Edge and Firefox, if I go to a Google page, like Gmail or Keep or my Google account page, the page loads with me logged in, just like in Google Chrome. In fact in both Firefox and Edge I have google.co.uk (as I'm a Brit) as one of the tiles on my home screen and new tab page. If I just click on that, I have the Google home page with the My Google Account link and Gmail link and nine-dot-square that produces the dropdown menu of all the Google web services all at the top just as in Google Chrome, and I'm auto-logged in to all of them. Just as in Firefox and Chrome I have a favorite bar link that sends me to the outlook.com Mail page, where I'm autologged in to Microsoft and there's the dropdwon link to my Micorosft account and all the Microsoft web services. The only really significant difference in experience between being logged into the browser as opposed to web pages is where the synced data is stored - Mozilla, Microsoft or Google servers - and which browser on my phone I can push a page to. Do people actually want their Edge to sync via Google's servers rather than Microsoft's? If people keep on wanting to open Google web services and/or switch Google accounts, then just make Google.com or the local country Google main page a home screen and/or new tab page tile, or put it in the favorites bar - it makes about 1 more click to get to the Google services and account than using Google Chrome.
- Well said, I also was a bit puzzled on the logistics of it / why go through the trouble.
- That's good actually. Microsoft lets users create a new Microsoft account with non-Microsoft Email addresses. so if someone already has a Gmail account and don't want to have yet another Email ending with outlook.com or live.com to use sync in Edge browser then they can just use their Gmail.
