Sir Topham Hatt Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Are you using Edge? Or have you gone back to the previous browser? I'm giving it a go but a bit of a deal breaker for me is the favourites bar forcing me to see text instead of just icons. Apart from that, it's not bad but it's only a matter of time before I go back to Chrome with the odd, but highly useful extensions I had installed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnom Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Previous browser. Edge is fine, but I need some extensions. devHead 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted July 30, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted July 30, 2015 While I know that I should give it a try, I've stayed with Chrome and Firefox for now. I don't see a reason to switch over. Pam14160 and +Random Stranger 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'll give Edge an honest try if/when they add extension support for it. devHead 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sticking with Chrome. Didn't see a need to start using Edge. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kozukumi Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Edge needs more work on it before I even consider using it as my main browser. It did a good job downloading Firefox for me though Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gone back to ie its absolutely useless in enterprise only 10 group policy objects compared to ies 800+ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) I'm still using my previous browser (Firefox), because of add-ons & customization. Edge in its current state lacks both of these. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ux Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I keep finding Edge crashes/freezes on numerous sites. e.g. http://www.mirror.co.uk It freezes edge after a few seconds on both my desktop(Upgraded from win 7) and in a clean install on a virtual machine on my mac. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Stranger Subscriber¹ Posted July 30, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) sticking with firefox. just like i did, since the original release, when it was called Firebird/Phoenix. i gave all other big name browsers a try for a few days, but i don't see a reason to permanently switch over. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I opened Edge one time and it looks great and all, but I am just to embedded with Chrome.. Not to mention I can open tabs from my iPhone/iPad that had open on any of my PC's with Chrome. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596946980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinomian Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Using Edge right now for everything. However, I am finding more and more the need for add-ons, specially those that allow me to hide the adds on websites (sorry neo). Not having these add-ons is causing me to hate not Edge but just the entire internet/websites. I will stick with Edge for a while longer, since I love how well is performing and being useful, etc, but I might go back to firefox. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Both. Edge for my Desktop. Any other browser for my Laptop. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 30, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2015 Previous browser. As others have mentioned...it is fine but really needs some extension support. Also missing is the right click on a word and "Search Google for .... " and "Go to www.whatever.com" ...drag/drop support? So I'm sticking with Chrome for a while. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obry Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I've been giving it an honest try and it's Okay (if I had to describe it using one word). It works well for the most part but like others have mentioned it does have a tendency to freeze up on certain websites. Also lack of extensions is killing me. I don't care much about the ad blockers but really missing my LastPass and few other dev tools. That being said I don't see myself keeping it as my primary browser for long unless they release updates soon. I'm 99% sure I'll be going back to Chrome. I doubt we'll ever see Edge on iOS or Android and to me it is important being able to use the same browser across my devices and have my stuff synced. Maybe Microsoft will go batshit crazy and release it for Linux and OS X too but I doubt that will ever happen. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted July 30, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'll use it for some things. I, like most people seem to be here, am too in love with my extensions on Firefox. But Edge has its place--the markup feature is useful and it is a clean, snappy experience in touch/tablet mode. So, as the internet would say, ¿por qué no los dos? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I noticed that Edge has feature: open with Internet explorer....., so you can compare them. Edge is more faster than old IE, because of flash player. The flash player in IE has big problem is eating memory too much. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted July 30, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted July 30, 2015 I just moved one computer to Win 10, and I'll be using Edge on it until I see any serious bugs. I did turn off Flash in Edge though. See no real reason to have it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm using Edge full time except for specific sites (AT&Ts site is bombing when looking at phones.) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sticking with the tag-team of Waterfox and IE, because of ONE common extension between them - Internet Download Manager. Normally, Facebook WOULD be a strong candidate for Edge; however, far too many games require Flash and sub-extensions to Flash (and games that require Flash AND a sub-extension perform better with Waterfox - not IE, for the most part). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KibosJ Subscriber² Posted July 30, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sticking with edge for a bit, it's quite good when used with Adguard Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LogicalApex MVC Posted July 30, 2015 MVC Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tried it for about 5 minutes and it crashed at least 4 times. I'll stick to Firefox for the foreseeable future. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandosis Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I am using it as my primary browser now, but only because I have an adblocker that works for it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxx.xxxxxx Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm running with Edge for now, its not perfect but I am giving it an honest real life test at the moment before running elsewhere. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted July 30, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) I just am too deeply embedded in Chrome and it's syncing capabilities to give anything else serious consideration.I have surprised myself but just how often I will look something up on my desktop and then have the need to open up that same tab on my phone or tablet.I would however use Edge and its markup capabilities at work when dealing with a vendors as I am responsible for a lot of online apps and portals we use so instead of taking screenshots and marking them up in SnagIt or Photoshop to be able to draw right on a web page and send that off to someone is a great little feature, however I cannot see my company moving over to 10 for quite some time. We have over 350,000 employees worldwide. Hell, we are still on IE 8. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266564-edge-or-previous-browser/#findComment-596947270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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