Google, Apple, and Mozilla. But with the Windows 1. Fall Creators Update, Edge has had two and half years to mature and improve. Lets see how it stacks up. Pros. A fundamentally fluid and snappy browser On release day, Edge loaded pages quickly and scrolled smoothly. About a year later, Microsoft added support for add ons, so you have things like Last. Pass, Reddit Enhancement Suite, Evernote, Pinterest, and ad blockers but they dont slow down the browsing experience like add ons have been known to do. While Firefox may struggle with HD video streaming, and Chrome may eat up a lot of system memory, Edge has neither of these problems and is a night and day improvement over Internet Explorer. Android and i. Phone integration When this browser launched alongside Windows 1. With no Android or i. OS version of Edge, Google Chrome has ended up dominating on Android, and Apples Safari browser has a deeply integrated presence on Apple devices. Now Microsoft has finally come out with mobile versions, albeit in beta testing form. When you log into your Microsoft account in Edge on Android or i. OS, it will now sync your open tabs, browsing history, and saved website passwords with your desktop version of the browser. Built in, high quality PDF reader In the past, a PDF reader was something that Windows users had to get themselves or they wrestled with the version in Windows 8 that had a frustrating UI that took over your whole screen unexpectedly. In Windows 1. 0, Edge is actually the default for PDFs, and it works well. These documents open quickly and scroll smoothly, and you can treat them like any other tab in your browser. Plus, you can now annotate your PDFs theres highlighting, copying sections of text, underlining, and integrated Cortana AI Microsofts competitor to the Google Assistant and Apples Siri. For example, you can highlight something and ask Cortana for more information. Cons. Add on support is still relatively limited Edge currently has only 7. Chrome and Firefox, and no extensions for the mobile versions though to be fair, the mobile version of Chrome does not have add ons either. While raw numbers arent everything, variety is important. If you want an add on to download videos for offline viewing, Video Downloader Professional is the only game in town. Theres one add on for mouse gestures, none for taking screenshots or switching a site to a dark mode, and no official add ons from Google for things like Gmail, Translate, or image searches. Microsoft has added a lot of the popular add ons, but there are still some noticeable gaps. Not available for Windows 7 or 8 According to the latest numbers from Net. Market. Share, about 4. Windows users are using Windows 7, while Windows 1. Yet Edge is expanding to Android and i. OS instead of older versions of Microsofts own operating system, leaving hundreds of millions of already loyal customers untapped. Granted, Edge may be deeply connected to programming code thats specific to the latest version of Windows the Android and i. OS versions are based on code from Google and Apple, respectively, but its not good optics, and it effectively shepherds hundreds of millions of users into alternative ecosystems where theyll be difficult to win back. Edge doesnt compete with Chrome or Firefox at the level where it could be a carrot to entice users to upgrade to a new OS, so this just looks like a missed opportunity to win over people who are already inclined to check out their offerings. Bottom Line. Edge still suffers in the add on department, and its continued absence in Windows 7 and 8 is a puzzler. But it provides a very smooth browsing experience in Windows 1. Mkv To Dvd. Android, and i. OS its modest add on collection includes a lot of popular tools and services and getting on i. OS and Android is a big step forward for users who prefer the Microsoft ecosystem over Googles and Apples.
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