I'd be lying, really, really lying if I said I love Windows. But it would also be a big lie if I said I didn't use it at all. I use it in at least three environments, each with its own purpose, but it never ceases to get on my nerves. As if that weren't enough, Microsoft has taken to constantly pestering us to use its services, and at least in my case, that only serves to dissuade us. It's reached a point where it's fallen. Microsoft Edge.
The Chromium version of Edge isn't that bad, all things considered. The problem is that for many people, myself included, it came too late. By the time they had something decent to offer, leaving the previous version and Internet Explorer behind, we were already accustomed to Chrome On Windows, Chromium—and Chrome—is already available, and Firefox on Linux, so each of us has a preference. So why have Microsoft Edge?
Microsoft Edge isn't a bad browser, but Microsoft is unbearable.
The answer may be something like have more optionsOn my main laptop running Manjaro, I have Vivaldi, Firefox, Chromium, and Brave, plus my Python-based Pablowser, but I used to also try things out in Microsoft Edge. I uninstalled it because I wasn't using it and because I didn't want to overuse the AUR.
In Windows, it's the default browser, and I used to leave it, but I ended up uninstalling it now that it's possible thanks to the European Union, which sometimes does good things. Why did I do this? In short, because it doesn't update automatically and because It keeps asking me to be my default browser.
In Windows I use a lot of Winget. It's a terminal tool that's very reminiscent of the first thing I used in Linux, and I'm comfortable with it. There are also others like UnigetUI that make work easier, and I like to update as much as I can at once. Well, Edge refused and forced me to do so by opening the browser from its settings. Of course, every time I opened it, it asked me if I wanted to set it as the default browser. No, it's tiresome!
Microsoft allows you to uninstall your web browser
So in the end I uninstalled both the SSD for my Steam Deck and on my mini PC/TV Box and in my virtual machine. It warns that widgets and other things that depend on it will not work, but I don't care; I'm not a big fan of widgets.
If Microsoft weren't so annoying, I'd do it the way I do with Chromium and Brave on Manjaro: I can keep them there to test things as long as they're not annoying or "begging for bread," but Microsoft's move is a case for the court. With annoyances like these, one wonders why Windows is the best option, and it's time to relax and accept that for some things, like software compatibility, it's better. But this insistence makes it difficult.
This is why I love Linux
And that's why I love Linux. I am the owner and master of my team, and nothing bothers me.. It only lacks support for some programs, but as long as I can do everything in my daily life, I have Windows just in case, so as not to close myself off from other options. I played Devil May Cry 1 and 2 there, not 3 because I got a mod that fixes the videos—basically, replacing them with others. On my mini PC, Windows, I watch Prime Video without ads and in HD. You already know that. you don't have to be hater ni fanboy and make the most of what you have.
Microsoft Edge will no longer be one of them, something they've achieved through being annoying. I don't mind having multiple options for the same thing, as long as they're not annoying. In terms of being annoying, the Windows company currently has no rival.