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We wanted to thank everyone again for their feedback around Reading Lists. We have internally acknowledged that Reading List as a feature was not able to meet the needs of our users. While we do have some very passionate users of this feature, the truth is that it wasn’t used much in Legacy Edge. With these things in mind, we have decided to not implement this feature into chromium-based Edge.
For alternatives, we still believe that the ones mentioned in the original post are what will work best for users. Collections have had several new features implemented recently, and we encourage you to give them a try. If you’re curious as to where your Reading Lists went when you updated to new Edge, they should be located in your Favorites under the Other favorites folder listed as Reading List.
While we are not going to bring this feature to new Edge, we are always listening and making choices based on all your feedback. Please continue to send in the feedback about what you would love to see or what you think is missing!
Thanks,
The Microsoft Edge Team
matsmcp wrote:
I might sound like a broken record but I will say this again (and again (and again (and ... )))
Please first port all the functionality from Edge classic. Nothing more, nothing less and exactly as it worked. Preferably pixel by pixel identical.
Why? Because the users know how that works so we will not have to spend money on retraining them. Money better spent on Christmas gifts for example
They will also have all the functionality they expect from Edge.
As it stands today. We will not deploy the new edge for many months - I'll wait until it gets at least a decent set of features
I don't know how to use Reading List and I never bothered to learn because I never felt the need for it.
just like at least 95% of the people in the world, I Rarely used Edge classic due to its lack of features, extension support and lots of other issues.
so we shouldn't expect everyone to know how Edge classic works because the market share can explain everything.
obviously if Microsoft apply just the same features to the new Edge, nothing will change. so everything needs to be reevaluated.
I would say it had more features than most other browsers. Inking, reading list, set aside and so on
It didn't have good plugins or a good plugin interface - both solved and this was the true killer. No adblocker for many years as one example.
it didn't render all pages in the same way as chrome - solved
The problem now is as long as it has the same name as the old Edge - users expects it to work the same way and it doesn't due to missing features. It's like upgrading outlook and finding out t hat you cant attach files or replying to all anymore. I strongly believe that if released in this state it most certainly will get a rumor of not working and a lower userbase due to that
- You're right too you know..
I mean if developers had the resource and time, they should port the same features from old to new Edge, at least temporarily, and then reevaluate them, deciding which ones to delete, which ones to upgrade and which ones to change.