Edge on Linux: Thoughts from a Linux user
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@Gwen-Dragon ?
I know I forgot to put a smiley face there to make it obvious I’m not 100% serious, but you’re the one who should keep her calm…
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@luetage Oh, i apologize, you were joking. I call you now: Mr. Nice Linux Guy
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@Priest72 Maybe if a bunch of we 64bitters would each donate 1 bit to you, our V's might still run well enough, & you'd be able to move up also to a 63bit solution?
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@Steffie Sounds familar to me.
In 1983, IBM introduced 31-bit addressing in the System/370-XA mainframe architecture.
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@lonm: Wasn't that for 4K? Seem to recall only Edge on Windows supported 4K Netflix in the browser, because it required PlayReady.
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The conclusion in this article sums up my feelings about Chromium Edge pretty well. For me it's probably better than Chrome (which I do sometimes use as secondary browser), but can't really compare with Vivaldi.
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@16patsle I just checked just now, netflix in vivaldi won't play 1080p even on windows. You need either edge or the app for that.
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Microsoft/Edge's take on privacy is not entirely clear. On one hand, there's that comp-sci guy's report comparing various browsers and claiming that Edge is as bad as Yandex (which I find suspicious). On the other hand, logic dictates that Microsoft - a company ever more focused on enterprise and business - would be stupid to undermine privacy and their reputation. Having read the details of their Tracking Prevention on https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/web-platform/tracking-prevention, it does look like it's a decent effort (even though it's not extensive or customisable). Plus, they've included AdBlock Plus in their mobile versions, which is far better than nothing. Finally, every Edge installation asks you up-front whether you'd like to share data with Microsoft. No other browser with some degree of telemetry does this so explicitly. So, beyond the 'Microsoft is Satan' dogma of the early 2000s, there is little to convince me that Edge is a privacy disaster. It may be a bit bloated and not the best-ever for privacy, but it is - IMHO - far better than Chrome and possibly even better than an unhardened Firefox. Vivaldi is more of a niche browser, but from a mass-market perspective Edge is an important addition.
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Thats Why i Love Vivaldi Fuk Man Love it
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@dshintag , I don't like Edge very much, it's too basic for me. Regarding privacy, ok, at this point it's better than Chrome. I think that while MS is not a beacon of privacy, unlike Gargle, it has no need to make money from user data, MS makes money from its software, which is not exactly cheap.
Edited to provide spiritual peace to @Steffie
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I'm confused. There seems to be a word that many in this thread are using, but i don't know what it is. Each time it appears, all i see is
.It's a complete mystery to me.
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@Steffie Don't be so harsh with
… What has it done to deserve this?
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@Catweazle said in Edge on Linux: Thoughts from a Linux user:
Edited to provide spiritual peace to @Steffie
Thanks, but though you correctly understand my opinion of that company, in this case that was not the target of my post. Clue: count the number of individual emojis, assume a ratio of 1 emoji: 1 letter, then ponder what topical word in this thread might correspond.
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@Steffie Just trying to discover the hidden word...
Poll :-
- each
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- calm
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- data
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- with
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- that
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- this
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- keep
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@Steffie Sorry, my mistake, I didn't see it correctly. I saw something like
tropical
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@hlehyaric
Do you think all in Australia like barbie (=aussie for BBQ) and beer!? 
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@Gwen-Dragon I believe it was more related to the fact I'm Belgian.
But your statement is correct (because I don't like beer).
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@Ornorm Yes, it was, obviously, a wink to Belgian beers.
