Microsoft: I don't want Edge. Really.
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
The two big reasons I will not use Edge: 1) Security settings are non-existent. In IE I add offensive advertisement sources (like *.googlesyndication.com) to Restricted Sites, it's a built in ad blocker. 2) Every version of IE has used the "star" symbol as the favorites button, even edge mobile does this. Click the "star" in Edge to see your favorites and a "Bookmarks" window pops up... WTF is a "Bookmark"?!?! It's like the developers have never used the browser that they are trying to replace (IE)... :doh:
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats?
Only in Europe, and everyone at the time slammed the Europeans for it, calling them all the names under the sun for wanting to protect their citizens against the slimy, money-grubbing actions of greedy, foreign corporations. It's nice to see the cows come home to roost.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats?
Only in Europe, and everyone at the time slammed the Europeans for it, calling them all the names under the sun for wanting to protect their citizens against the slimy, money-grubbing actions of greedy, foreign corporations. It's nice to see the cows come home to roost.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Mark_Wallace wrote:
Only in Europe, and everyone at the time slammed the Europeans for it, calling them all the names under the sun for wanting to protect their citizens against the slimy, money-grubbing actions of greedy, foreign corporations.
Funny I only remember people saying "Thank God for Europe!"
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
I thought being Microsofts b**** was part of the EULA for Windows 10? Not that that excuses this sort of behavior on their part, but it's forced updates, dodgy practices, and 's*** like this' that are (still) the #1, #2, and #3 reasons that 'no, I really, really do NOT want Windows 10'.
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
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I use Edge all the time. My only grump with it is that it doesn't allow me to choose where downloads are saved. It's a nuisance having to move files from the Downloads folder to where I really wanted them to go.
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Well foreign depends upon where you live, no? So - taking the context from your post (q.v.)[^] And money grubbing horrendous practices are basically a defect in capitalism (in its search for profits) and socialism (in it's take-it-or-leave-it quality model). Not that either has to behave that way - they just always do. The us-and-them reminds of a currently active political candidate's strategy - but rallying Europe against the US is always popular for European politicians. Works here, too. Consider Takata airbags[^]. A model for which all industry can strive!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Money grubbing is business and economics at its finest. Given a small supply or high demand, the company can up its price to make more money. The main focus of business is to increase the stockholder's capital in the company. Look at the drug company selling Epipens. It is ugly, the company is making huge profits, but the customers need the medication. And, the company's product is protected by patents. Yes it does make me sick to see such blatant greed and disregard for your fellow human being. Capitalism does work best in a mutually cooperative environment rather than a spy-vs-spy world. Maybe we can add restrictions to patents to where the holder cannot sell for more than 5% of some set value.
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I'm enjoying my $5 Amazon gift cards every month. I spend about 5 minutes of each day using Edge; click.click.click....click, get my points and then close the browser, open up Chrome for the rest of the day.
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
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Wait, What!? You're using Edge for about 100 minutes a month for a $5 gift-card? You floozy you!
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Yes, for a few years now. :-\
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Every update it seems that my preferences for whether I want Edge in the quick launch (no), Edge pinned to the taskbar (No thanks) and my default browser (Chrome) get reset to "YES! I love Edge and want it everywhere!". Constantly. Didn't Microsoft get shamrocked a few years ago for something to do with ramming a certain browser down people's throats? At least it's good to see Microsoft have recovered, dusted themselves off, and are back in the game.
cheers Chris Maunder
One more reason to tell others why I'm still sticking with Windows 7, thank you. :)
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Bing.com just gave me another $5 Amazon gift card. click...click...click. bye. :cool:
