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Mozilla even have a project called 'GeckoView', where they are aiming to let you change the default rendering-engine to their own one (though given their current 0.5% market-share on Android phones, and non-existent share on tablets, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear of this being quietly cancelled at some-point). Both Opera Mini and Firefox there use their own rendering-engines, and apps could also ship with their own if they wanted. And what they can do on-top, such as their own bookmark sync-services, is entirely controlled by what access Apple decides to allow via their APIs.Contrast that to Android where, sure, WebView is preinstalled and most apps use it, but they don’t have to. Even Firefox on those platforms has to use that engine. On both iOS and iPadOS, the only rendering-engine Apple permits is WebKit, and all apps and browsers have to use that.

While I agree Microsoft should make it so the examples you cite should open in the default-browser, it’s silly to compare to macOS market-share-wise. Doesn’t matter if the URL is in an Apple app or a third-party app. They serve no other purpose than to circumvent the user’s default browser preference to promote a Microsoft product.Not even Apple is this draconian with their browsers on macOS! You change the default and every single bloody URL will open in your default browsers. These special links only exist to force users into using Microsoft Edge.

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These links are also featured in other Microsoft apps and are found around the Windows shell. It’s, of course, due to Microsoft spamming the OS with its hardcoded microsoft-edge:// URLs.Windows now blocks Edge browser competitors from opening links (ctrl.blog)>However, these features don’t use regular web links ( that only work with the company’s web browser. In recent months, though, a growing number of Edge users have been complaining about the browser becoming too bloated, and there’s definitely a fine line between adding “nice to have” features and focusing on the basics, including performance and ease of use.Īnd making it impossible to change the default browser for 30+ OS-native apps.- Widgets forcibly open Edge, not your default browser- Search forcibly opens Edge, not your default browser- F1 forcibly opens Edge, not your default browser- Maps forcibly opens Edge, not your default browser- Settings forcibly opens Edge, not your default browserIt’s incredibly anti-competitive and disgusting behavior. Microsoft finally righted the ship by embracing the Chromium open-source project, and Microsoft Edge is now a solid alternative to Google Chrome.

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The legacy Edge used to be exclusive to Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, and it only received new features twice a year, which made it impossible to compete with other multiplatform browsers on a much faster release schedule. Microsoft Edge has come a long way since the original version of the web browser made its debut alongside Windows 10 almost seven years ago. Last week, both Microsoft Edge 100 and Google Chrome 100 started rolling out, bringing pretty minor updates despite the change to a three-digit version string. Microsoft Edge isn’t going to beat Chrome anytime soon, though both browsers now share the same Chromium engine under the hood, and they’re also on the same 4-week release schedule.

Google Chrome remains far ahead of the pack with a 67.29% desktop market share on Statcounter in March.

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